Example sentences of "idea [Wh adv] [adv] they " in BNC.

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1 But many of the plastics being used in the linings are relatively untried and nobody has any real idea how long they will last .
2 Ruth had no idea how long they had been driving when Sean turned the horses off the road on to a narrow side track .
3 She had no idea how long they waited like that , with Mary O'Dell wiping the sweat from her face with a cool washcloth , speaking gently in her soft Irish singsong as if Ruth were a child , for by now her memories had blurred together ; faces swam into focus through waves of pain , then disappeared .
4 Robbie had no idea how long they had been stationary .
5 Not being musically inclined , I had no idea how much they meant to him , and I 've subsequently spent about 3 weeks in the dog house .
6 I 've no idea how much they cost , but whatever 's left over will go towards the kitchen scissors — rather mundane I know but one of those things that 's not exactly necessary but once you 've got it you ca n't do without !
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