Example sentences of "no idea [Wh adv] [adv] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ruth had no idea how long they had been driving when Sean turned the horses off the road on to a narrow side track . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Robbie had no idea how long they had been stationary . |
| 4 | ‘ We had no idea how long you 'd be out , ’ Nell explained , her face suddenly tensing . |
| 5 | Bill has no idea how long you have with AIDS , and he ca n't think who to ask . |
| 6 | She had no idea how long it had taken her to cross the river . |
| 7 | We had no idea how long it would take to support ourselves or how far back you need to go in the food chain before you can become organic . |
| 8 | Gerstner said at the announcement that he sees ‘ no quick fix ’ to turning the company around — ‘ I have no idea how long it will take , ’ he said , adding that his first priority is to listen and learn from the IBM management team . |
| 9 | Gerstner said at the announcement that he sees ‘ no quick fix ’ to turning the company around — ‘ I have no idea how long it will take , ’ he said , adding that his first priority is to listen and learn from the IBM management team . |
| 10 | She was innocent of the intimate ways of men and had no idea how long it took them to relinquish their needs . |
| 11 | I have no idea how long it lasted . |
| 12 | She had no idea how long she had been there when a movement in the undergrowth made her look up . |
| 13 | She had no idea how long she stayed there , simply gazing into the beautiful sea-blue eyes which had become more important than life itself to her , but everything she saw there somehow made all of her doubts , all of her fears just slide away , leaving her lighter of heart than she could ever remember being . |
| 14 | I had no idea how long he 'd been standing there . |
| 15 | He had no idea how long he would have to wait to marry her , but he was prepared to wait for the rest of his life . |
| 16 | She had no idea how long he intended to keep her here . |
| 17 | Most of us have no idea how much we actually pay for services , because in fact we do buy parts at odd times when they are needed , so the cost is spread out over the year . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 ! |
| 20 | ‘ You 've no idea how much it means to me to be part of all this . ’ |