Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [conj] [pers pn] felt " in BNC.
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| 1 | Grace had appeared in supporting roles in West End productions for the last twenty years and he knew she would be word-perfect when she felt it necessary . |
| 2 | Then she realised that he must be hungry and she felt a pang of that pity which is akin to love . |
| 3 | It was difficult to be cheerful when we felt danger all around us . |
| 4 | The stems were wet and she felt the dampness seeping through her woollen gloves . |
| 5 | The World squad matches in New Zealand were great and I felt in fine fettle there but after injury in Australia it has been quite a struggle . |
| 6 | There , they were brilliant and I felt as though they were just starting to work when finished . |
| 7 | The workers in section 61 were angry because they felt , firstly , that the quotas of production allocated to white workers were unfair compared with the quota allocated to them ; secondly , because conditions of work were different for Asian workers — their washing times , lunch breaks and toilet breaks were restricted ; and thirdly because , although most of the workers were Asians , the union branch had an overwhelmingly white shop steward 's committee ( there was only one Asian shop steward ) which was not only uninterested in their struggles but actively opposed to them . |
| 8 | My memories of that event are hazy but I felt that I should have somehow or other done something , crawled about the burning ground with my leg hanging off singing ‘ There 'll always be an England ’ and waving a tattered Union Jack over the hedge in defiance . |
| 9 | Ah now that 's better only it felt as if my |
| 10 | If politicians were normally able to manipulate freeholders and councillors by judicious use of their patronage powers , it is equally clear that they were on occasion themselves manipulated , and for all David Scott 's obvious embarrassment over the Robinson affair , it is evident that he felt unable to show much resentment towards the man who had led him into that predicament . |
| 11 | It was hot , her skin was clammy and she felt sick . |
| 12 | If Burun had originated the plot , it was possible that he felt some responsibility towards Sidacai . |
| 13 | ‘ Paul Wilkinson was outstanding but I felt the other front players were not effective . |
| 14 | The zoologist was upset because she felt that the small animal had suffered from the journey in the box and she was responsible for its death . |
| 15 | Was that where she felt ‘ hemmed in ’ ? |
| 16 | The exhibition was crowded and I felt that , really , this was for Hungarians , as though I were intruding on a private grief . |
| 17 | The tension was such that she felt sudden relief as they went out of the small room into the air . |
| 18 | For a moment , she was tense when she felt the strength and power of his naked body against her own , but there was no pressure , no instant demand in his embrace , and she soon relaxed again . |
| 19 | Late autumn was cold and we felt the winter would be bad . |
| 20 | He was unhappy but he felt he had at last sorted his life out . |
| 21 | The fit of this brace was firm and it felt comfortable , despite the fact that it is an off-the-shelf model ( its older brother , the CTI , is custom-fit ) and I found I was able to ski with some confidence in my otherwise highly unstable knee . |
| 22 | Jehana was trying so hard to demonstrate that she did not care for Alexei 's attentions that he was sure that she felt attracted to him . |
| 23 | He liked her very much , and I was sure that she felt the same about him . |
| 24 | He rested against the bank , waiting , and this time he was sure that he felt something . |
| 25 | At night I would often get up and go for long walks in the school grounds , especially when the moon was full and I felt particularly restless , enjoying the silence and solitude of the woods . |
| 26 | The weather was hot and I felt little interest in ruins ; but the Parthenon proved to have a matchless beauty for which I was quite unprepared . |
| 27 | As he came nearer , he realized that the house was familiar and he felt faint with terror . |
| 28 | With the second , the pregnancy was miserable and I felt ill most of the time . |
| 29 | At last he was naked and she felt the rough touch of his skin slide over her , bearing her down . |
| 30 | Anne 's face was red and she felt ready to burst with anger but she picked up the baby and escaped to the bathroom . |