Example sentences of "[to-vb] [Wh adv] she [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Huy could see no mark on the body to indicate how she had died . |
| 2 | I shall want to know how she died , and who was responsible , and if I do n't like the answers , I shall get rough . |
| 3 | She was curious to know how she looked to other people . |
| 4 | She could n't say ‘ Thank you , ’ the words stuck in her throat , but Mr Evans seemed to know how she felt . |
| 5 | If Harry were ever to know how she felt , he would never again be able to show the same natural affection , albeit of a brotherly nature , which was all she had of his heart . |
| 6 | Besides I want to know how she has grown . |
| 7 | Well we 've got to guess why she said that . |
| 8 | Not that I was trying to hide where she came from , but I did n't want her to be singled out . |
| 9 | ‘ Dr Johnson was curious to know where she slept … |
| 10 | I want to know where she goes , who she sees , and if possible , what she says . |
| 11 | She failed , however , and Mr Jones grabbed her and shook her , demanding to know where she had been , and why she was two hours later than he had said coming home . |
| 12 | And she seemed flustered when I demanded to know where she 'd been when I 'd been gassed right next to the ship . |
| 13 | I want to know where she 's been and what she 's been doing . ’ |
| 14 | Is that right ? ’ he wanted to know when she did not answer . |
| 15 | Sally-Anne approached the cubbyhole giving admission to the building with some trepidation , rightly so when the commissionaire had sniffed at her , and demanded to know why she sought admission — her clothing and general appearance were not those worn by other visitors to the editor . |
| 16 | They wanted to know why she kept producing girls . |
| 17 | I wanted to know why she thought I would be the least bit interested in all that drivel I had just had to sit through . |
| 18 | " You should just see her , you ca n't imagine , you would have to see her to know why she chose it , " and all the time , as she spoke , some more assured , sophisticated account underran her words , silently , in her own mind , an account by some other girl , some girl who could wear such garments , and laugh at them , and explain them , and not suffer — some girl so far above such things that nothing could pull her down . |
| 19 | Candy would pounce on that like a terrier , demanding to know why she did n't just tell him to get lost . |
| 20 | Will you need to know why she needs to tape record ? |
| 21 | She never managed to remember how she landed on her head instead ! |
| 22 | Walkerdine , recording interviews with and observing a working-class 6-year-old girl and her family in their home , uses fantasy to explore how she identifies with the family from her working-class childhood , and is at the same time distanced from it by her middle-class academic adulthood : |
| 23 | When I heard about Elsie 's foot I decided that I wanted to write about her to explore how she coped with her disability . |
| 24 | Who cared what Anpetuwi meant when she had three tables to clear , four people waving at her , and a growing list of drinks to remember when she got back to the bar ? |
| 25 | Artemis frowned , trying to remember where she had seen her before , and then she remembered . |
| 26 | Mrs McTavish used to wonder why she had produced two children who ran to such opposite extremes , but had never come up with an answer . |
| 27 | She did n't see him for a few days after that , and had time to wonder why she had made it all up . |
| 28 | I used to wonder why she married Dad , but I know really . |
| 29 | The fervent confirmation carried all the passionate intensity of the emotion he had always incited , but for a panicky moment Maria could n't remember why she hated him , and , when she did , the alien way in which her newly traitorous mind was functioning forced her to wonder why she needed to hate him . |
| 30 | She loved to hear how she had pointed to them and said , ‘ Moo ! ’ and we had said , ‘ No , darling . |