Example sentences of "[coord] wondered at " in BNC.
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| 1 | The front line was thus immortalised , firmly affixed to their own existence , a part of them , something to be recalled with nostalgia , something to be understood and wondered at . |
| 2 | It is a fact to be questioned and wondered at in its own right . |
| 3 | I knew the joy of the world and wondered at it like a child . |
| 4 | Remember the fighting qualities of the Maccabeans ; think of the Warsaw ghetto and the amazing resistance therein of a few ordinary men and women who fought a whole battalion of Nazi storm-troopers , while Polish people stood by and wondered at such bravery . |
| 5 | Alianor registered her preoccupation and wondered at it . |
| 6 | It was only minutes , the duration of that fleeting armistice , but such a stillness was so unaccustomed , embraced a silence so complete that it was always noticed , and wondered at . |
| 7 | Dream cities , she thought of them as and wondered at them . |
| 8 | She cut the ropes with the knife he 'd given her , and wondered at the strange types of deviation men dreamed up ; deviations she 'd have to endure while she worked for C 's Circus . |
| 9 | Victoria raised her sleepy head and wondered at it . |
| 10 | Bernice lifted her face to the warming rays of an impossible sun , and wondered at the beauty and mystery of the universe . |
| 11 | The letter on the mantelpiece irked her and she eyed Mrs Rae over the steaming cup and wondered at the impulsive gesture that had made her invite the woman in for tea . |
| 12 | They stopped and wondered at the crude little pageant parked outside the cottage , stroking its paintwork and prying into the winches and traps . |
| 13 | Those were days of iron , brass and copper , when men wandered among great machines and wondered at their power … |
| 14 | Looking down the crooked corridor , with its uneven walls , Sara was conscious again of the age of the house and wondered at herself . |
| 15 | She felt the loss and wondered at it . |
| 16 | She did this willingly , but wondered at Mr Browning 's unusual lack of forethought . |
| 17 | I said nothing , diplomatic coward that I was , but wondered at her generosity in drawing up for me . |