Example sentences of "wondering [adv] [prep] earth " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Has to be the system , ’ he confirmed , wondering how on earth this had come about . |
| 2 | Undoubtedly they deserve their success , but you ca n't help wondering how on earth they did it . |
| 3 | Sixty years later , the story can be told with hindsight to anew generation of readers wondering how on earth the fame of cricket could have caused major sporting and diplomatic upheavals that rocked the British Empire , involved the Australian and British governments , and put a new word in the dictionaries . |
| 4 | That night , after spending the day engaged upon a frenzy of tidying and cleaning , she sat in her shining sitting room , watching television and wondering how on earth she was going to take two days of this , let alone two weeks . |
| 5 | But it was easier to believe in the impossible when you were tucked up in bed and half-asleep , than when you were walking the wet , comfortless streets , and the bloke you loved was on a bus going in the opposite direction , staring hopelessly out of the window , and wondering how on earth he was ever going to marry you , with no savings and going into the Army next week and a widowed mother who imagined herself an invalid and hated you for taking away her son . |
| 6 | I was wondering how on earth I should endure these hunting days , especially when they all came back and crowed over me about the jolly time they 'd had , and then I thought , by jove , there 's Alexandra Abbott and she does n't hunt and she made me laugh more than anyone has for years . |
| 7 | Then she would n't be sitting here wondering how on earth they were going to get through the night . |
| 8 | When the ball hit the back of the net and the players ran towards me , I was wondering how on earth it ended up there . |
| 9 | I was just wondering how on earth your supposed to get to the M one heading towards er Bramford I mean |
| 10 | Ian Waterhouse is with us , probably wondering how on earth these meetings get off the ground at all . |
| 11 | While I fumble about , tripping over things , wondering where on earth I last saw a box of matches , my friend wisely sits still and directs me . |
| 12 | He was n't sure what to do about the missing woman , wondering where on earth she could be , until a knock at the rear entrance answered the question for him . |
| 13 | She woke some time in the night , disoriented , wondering where on earth she was . |
| 14 | Wondering why on earth they were not all friends . |
| 15 | Indeed , to have a whole morning undisturbed by any thoughts profounder than wondering why on earth the people of Woodborough should consume so much tandoori curry powder , while ignoring pesto sauce , was quite luxurious . |
| 16 | She nodded , wondering why on earth , since Liz was dead and they were obviously going to be sharing a room . |
| 17 | Thoroughly bewildered , and wondering why on earth Mrs McMahon was behaving so strangely , Ellie watched Feargal teasingly twitch the package out of his mother 's hands . |