Example sentences of "wondering if [pron] [modal v] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A couple of setbacks on the journey kept our group of five wondering if we should really be going . |
| 2 | As they retraced their steps , Ruth could n't help wondering if they would ever be able to tell Danny and Lilian the truth about their Aunt Rosie when they grew up . |
| 3 | Ruth stretched out her hands to the red glow , wondering if she would ever again be warm all through her . |
| 4 | She gave her letter to the postman with a heavy heart , wondering if she would ever see her sister again . |
| 5 | He threw her hand contemptuously from him and she rubbed it , wondering if she would ever get rid of the impression of his fingers . |
| 6 | She took up a late cancellation for a holiday and photographed the leaning tower of Pisa ; in Florence sat drinking a cappuccino near the Piazza San Felice , thinking of those two English lovers , the Browning poets , who had lived there ; threw a coin in the Trevi Fountain in Rome , wondering if she would ever come back . |
| 7 | Jannie smiled at him , wondering if he could even remember how old they were . |
| 8 | ‘ You promised Dana not to tell me something , ’ she said , wondering if he could actually hear her heart breaking . |
| 9 | She looked at him levelly , wondering if he could perhaps be mad , after all , as she searched in her mind for evidence of her ‘ disgusting behaviour ’ . |
| 10 | You plot along at a steady crawl wondering if you 'll ever reach that far-off doorway , let go of the joystick as soon as you get there , then promptly take another pace ! |
| 11 | Erm , I was wondering if you 'd perhaps like to tell us how you 're going to manage your er , your . |
| 12 | ‘ Er — I was wondering if you could just come and help me for a moment ? ’ |
| 13 | So I 'm wondering if you could possibly lend a hand . ’ |
| 14 | While I 've been out in the fresh air enjoying myself she 's been stuck in this featureless boarding house , wondering if I 'll ever come back . |