Example sentences of "i wondered [Wh adv] long [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I wondered how long he 'd take to get used to it , to become , in other words , corrupt . |
| 2 | He seemed so weak that I wondered how long he would live . |
| 3 | I wondered how long I would survive , with no food or drink in the middle of the ocean . |
| 4 | ‘ I wondered how long it would be before you young buggers came sniffing around , ’ he said , with a belly laugh , and looked at Yanto . |
| 5 | I wondered how long it would be before I saw England again . |
| 6 | I wondered how long it would be before I was doing the things portrayed in the photos . |
| 7 | I wondered how long it would be before I stopped loving him . |
| 8 | ‘ I wondered how long it would be before the inquisition started up again . |
| 9 | ‘ No telephone calls accepted for residents — ’ I wondered how long it had taken him to break the habit of saying ‘ inmates ’ — ‘ during luncheon . ’ |
| 10 | I wondered how long it would take him , and whether Diggs would now have to go shouting through the town , warning that the mad boy who set fire to dogs was on the loose again ; lock up your hounds ! |