Example sentences of "[coord] she felt [art] " in BNC.

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1 He was an old , stooping , emaciated bachelor , aghast at the facts of life ; he never smiled , but glowered defensively at the world from under his eyebrows , and she felt a certain sympathy for him .
2 The idea was a novelty , it illumined a new area of thought in Isabel Lavender 's mind , and she felt a little daring , a little afraid , at bringing up for scrutiny something she had so long taken for granted .
3 Skinner was looking at her , and she felt a caress of terror .
4 One of his rawboned hands descended on her shoulder and she felt a flash of excitement .
5 She rocked him gently while Bridhe told her the story , and she felt a confusion buzzing in her head .
6 Her hand came down on top of a large bunch of them and she felt a sudden stinging pain .
7 It was from Gay , and she felt a rush of gratitude .
8 There was authority in his voice and she felt a great surge of relief , as if he were plucking at her pain and releasing it .
9 Her altered tastebuds tingled , and she felt a spasm of pleasure in her stomach .
10 Lucille noted how the girl refused all partners but that one man and she felt a surge of sympathy because she knew the girl must be in love , just as she herself was in love .
11 The muscles of his arms and chest were rippling as he moved and she felt a hot flush creeping over her body .
12 He squealed at the intrusion , and she felt a shudder run through his body .
13 Jenny found herself dragged uncomfortably over the gear-stick and hand-brake , her left cheek was pressed in against her teeth by the pressure of an ardent but misdirected kiss and she felt a button on her cardigan give with a violence which boded ill for Marks and Sparks cowering beneath .
14 It reminded her of Hilda , and she felt a wave of panic , but fought it down .
15 Her eyes were still adjusting from the brightness outside and she felt a surge of panic at her mistake , but he did nothing .
16 Her question seemed to catch her more off guard than it did him , and she felt a warm blush rise to her cheeks .
17 He sounded as if he was thoroughly disgusted by the whole business and she felt a pang of dismay .
18 And she felt a twinge of panic that , already , she cared so much for his opinion .
19 She mumbled beneath his mouth when his fingers pressed hard into her firm buttocks , and she felt a hot flame burn where his hand had rested , her mouth , her body , her mind all whirling with the incredible sensation that his unprovoked assault was arousing .
20 With treacherous defiance , her eyes closed , abandoning her to her fate like the rest of her body , and she felt a despair that her brain was so languid that it was n't helping her to deny him .
21 Later , he showed her around and told her in detail the things that needed doing to the house , and she imagined her father here , sliding down the banisters or across the ballroom floor , and she felt a sentimental attachment to the place creep over her like the muffling fog .
22 But after an hour she had sewed enough and she felt a shift in the air .
23 No clue , that was , other than what her heart told her , and as Tom entered the room once more , his eyes coming straight to meet her own , her spirits lifted again and she felt a mysterious sense of rightness about it all .
24 It sounded gauche , and she felt a prick of resentment , hating the way he could reduce her to this humiliating state of uncertainty .
25 She was relieved to be out in the cool night air , but the journey home was an awkward one and she felt a little sorry for herself as she waited for her second bus .
26 Then she realised that he must be hungry and she felt a pang of that pity which is akin to love .
27 To her horror , his words set off a ripple of excitement within her , and she felt a betraying warmth flood her cheeks .
28 His eyes narrowed , and she felt a flicker of annoyance , this time aimed at herself .
29 A muscle twitched in his cheek , and she felt a strange sense of regret .
30 ‘ You do n't have to tell me a thing , ’ he said firmly , and she felt a rush of grateful affection .
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