Example sentences of "wondered what the " in BNC.

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1 We were all caught up in the shock and wondered what the significance was .
2 He wondered what the time was .
3 She wondered what the coat 's first owner was wearing now .
4 She wondered what the hospital would do with him .
5 One of the ‘ street toughs ’ , actually a DEA man , later wondered what the point of it all had been .
6 I wondered what the Guardian headlines would be on the day of the Second Coming .
7 For years I wondered what the hell all the fuss was about .
8 I wondered what the place with towers and searchlights had been that we passed in the night .
9 Lee wondered what the towels were for .
10 ‘ I wondered what the belly button was for , ’ I said .
11 Kevin peered out of the window at the grey tarmac and the rain , and wondered what the family would say when they saw him and his wife .
12 Probably as the snorting monsters emerged from the Black Hole of Balcombe in a cloud of smoke and steam , a merry crowd of villagers who watched from the top of the embankment gave a wary cheer and wondered what the world was coming to !
13 I wondered what the reaction would be , if any .
14 I just wondered what the Queen would say , let alone the duchess 's husband . ’
15 At once Matthew relaxed , his eyes creasing in a smile as he wondered what the old man was up to .
16 Melanie wondered what the significance of this desolation was to him , for it seemed to mean a great deal .
17 Oliver wondered what the connection was between playing at stealing from the old gentleman 's pocket and becoming a great man .
18 Both Elaine and James wondered what the old man , dressed in an assortment of ill-fitting clothes , was talking about .
19 Burun wondered what the Manchu would tell Suragai when he saw him .
20 I wondered what the hell was going on and I suddenly felt absolutely terrified .
21 They both looked thoughtful , heads side by side at the open oven door , while I wondered what the chances were of both heads fitting — and jamming — inside and the door safety-catch somehow short-circuiting .
22 I wondered what the chances were of bedding the girl .
23 Dexter wondered what the superintendent 's idea was , except that it must relate in some way to Jim Lancaster .
24 As we walked out arm in arm , under the high timber roof , I wondered what the future held in store
25 He wondered what the full fee was .
26 He put a hand to his head , and wondered what the hell was happening to him .
27 Erm number of projects meetings er was n't er was n't completed , and the boxes at the bottom er but er planning permission was erm ticked as a constraint er I wondered what the basis was behind that , for ticking it ?
28 Huy wondered what the husband was like .
29 I wondered what the hell he meant , and I 'm still not sure .
30 He wondered what the evening sky would be like and if Father Prior would send him a copy of the writings of Richard of Wallingford .
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