Example sentences of "[noun prp] must [vb infin] feel " in BNC.

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1 He looked at her with those sensual eyes and she knew how Ma must have felt when she first met Pa .
2 Jim must have felt like accelerating to the point of wheelspin but restrained himself and drove sedately to the Hungarian post .
3 Napoleon must have felt like that in Russia , 120 years before . ’
4 The Van Boy must have felt suitably educated , because he said nothing and silently tossed a tennis ball from one hand to the other .
5 He says : ‘ People still talk about the shot from Kenny Dalglish that went through my legs at Hampden Park in 1976 when Scotland beat England , so I know how Bobby must have felt .
6 The papers to which he had referred , and which he kept in a tin box underneath his bed , contained an unexpected coda to this small adventure — an unfortunate little postscript which reminded me how Captain Scott must have felt when he reached the South Pole only to find that Amundsen had beaten him to it .
7 Eve must have felt like this on the way east out of Eden , ’ she thought .
8 Fernande openly admitted to starting life as a street-walker and Madame Hébuterne must have felt she was travelling with a menagerie .
9 Zen pushed on , understanding how Italo Baldoni must have felt when the young Miletti slipped through his fingers .
10 Bournemouth must have felt at home on a pitch which resembled a beach after the tide had receded .
11 ‘ I reckon I know how Leonardo da Vinci must have felt . ’
12 The English pundit , John Reason , hardly gives the impression that endearing himself to Scots is high among his priorities , but many surely enjoyed his observation that , by the time Dume had peeled away the last player obscuring his verdict , Turnbull must have felt he had been down there longer than Tutankhamen .
13 After last Sunday 's fifth Benson and Hedges Masters triumph , Hendry must have felt confident of continuing his winning ways in this week 's Humo European Open .
14 Jordan must have felt that he had made a dent , he went on relentless .
15 He decided to open his eyes , and immediately knew how God must have felt when he first observed his new creation .
16 As all around me a nation explodes into an orgy of joyous celebration , I feel a little of what Mrs Thatcher must 've felt when the tabloids went into rapture about her ‘ ten glorious years ’ .
17 I wonder how Manzoni must have felt as he gazed out of his window at the Palazzo Belgioioso and the comings and goings of Prince Albercio ; the Prince rode out of the square each day on a horse , dressed in a bright general 's uniform , in order to review the private bodyguard he equipped and maintained .
18 Because Jean-Claude must have felt all this , too , there was no point in my saying anything .
19 Married to a sickly wife , then having to cope as a widower with a daughter who suffered fits frequently , finding work difficult to obtain , Thomas Titford must have felt he had enough crosses to bear for one lifetime .
20 Now she knew how St. George must have felt when facing the dragon .
21 Yet the joy Magellan must have felt at realizing his men were still alive was as nothing when he saw , as the tiny naos drew closer , that their yardarms were hung with bunting , that music was playing and the crews were dancing , singing and shouting .
22 Think how Emma must have felt .
23 She knew how Sisyphus must have felt , rolling that stone wearily up the hill , only to see it slide back down again as he made it to the top .
24 Even Dawn must have felt good about it .
25 Victorian studio portraits , of course , rarely show us smiling or happy subjects ; but as master of the local school , church organist , registrar of births and deaths , secretary to the Women 's Friendly Society , stalwart of the Langport branch of the Ancient Order of Foresters and the local cricket club , Benjamin James must have felt the burden of responsibility resting heavily on his shoulders — and it shows in his face .
26 It no longer aroused feelings of exasperation , as it had done when he failed to link what had amounted to a form of work paralysis with the hopelessness which Dave must have felt about himself both at home and at school .
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