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「どこまで話した?」ということ。
▪ (...) And then suddenly in quick succession, I received two body blows.” “Can I shut the window, sir?” asked Frost. “It’s freezing cold.” “No,” said Powell, “I want it left open. Where was I?” “Two body blows,” said Frost. “Yes. (...) [R. D. Wingfield, Frost at Christmas]

先行詞を含む関係副詞
Where I want to start telling is the day I left Pencey Prep. Pencey Prep is this school that’s in Agerstown, Pennsylvania. You probably heard of it.  [J. D. Salinger, Catcher In The Rye]

副詞節を導く接続詞。 以前の段階のまま酷いということ。 
▪ Gregory is fifteen as summer begins. He sits a horse beautifully, and there are good reports of his swordsmanship. His Greek . . . well, his Greek is where it was. [Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall]

副詞節を導く接続詞。
 ▪ “Look!” said Edmund sharply. They were actually within the pillars now and standing on the pavement. Everyone looked where Edmund had pointed. The chairs were not all empty. [C. S. Lewis, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader]

軍隊での訓練のようす。 普通はwhen。
▪ And then there was the time where we were taken out in boats and dropped off seven nautical miles from the beach. “There’s one way home, boys,” said the instructors. “Start swimming.” [Chris Kyle with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice, American Sniper]


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