Example sentences of "felt [adj -er] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | She carried on at some length , and felt better for it afterwards . |
| 2 | I knew this was muddled and that it was not quite what I wanted to say , but I felt better for saying it . |
| 3 | ‘ Everyone who came into contact with her felt better for knowing her . |
| 4 | You just felt better for being in her company . |
| 5 | Both men felt better for the chat and company ; they had discussed Dave , the vet 's opinion and Ted asked , ‘ By the way , where is the skull now ? , |
| 6 | Having experienced the agony of crotch rot the previous winter in the Pigsty , I felt better for taking a daily douche , even if in winter the freezing water left everything numb for an hour or so . |
| 7 | But I have to say , when I saw his eyes start to dart round the room looking for Nicola , I felt better for it . |
| 8 | Once the trainer explained how it took time to bring the body up to peak fitness , she stopped trying to keep up and felt better for it . |
| 9 | She munched her pastries and drank her tea and felt better for it , stronger , sharper , ready for battle . |
| 10 | There , she felt better for having got that off her chest . |
| 11 | She felt better for having made that decision ; perhaps her car would be ready by the time she came back . |
| 12 | Just sat there and we felt better for it . |
| 13 | He drained the brandy in three hard gulps and felt calmer for it . |
| 14 | Was it not obvious ( she was answered ) that the man felt sorrier for himself than for his wife ? |