Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [be] felt [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the parent of the opposite sex was unconsciously seductive with this adult when a young child , and if the excitement of the love of and for this parent was felt to be too dangerous , or was disapproved of by the parent of the same sex , passion and excitement within marriage may continue to be forbidden by an inner imperative . |
| 2 | Ironically , this intervention was felt to be unhelpful to the Prime Minister because it seemed to lend legitimacy to the possibility of a contest in the autumn . |
| 3 | The commercial rate was felt to be a still greater source of distortion because of its rather unpredictable incidence . |
| 4 | Demands were to be made for a complete ban on foreign music on the radio and the exclusion of particular styles of western dress , but these outbursts of cultural nationalism were felt to be an inevitable part of a cultural renaissance . |
| 5 | Central government was felt to be too remote from the people ; they lacked a sufficient sense of participation in its affairs and were beset by a sense of unresolved grievance . |
| 6 | Parliamentary sovereignty was felt to be compatible with the rule of law primarily because ‘ the commands of Parliament … can be uttered only through the combined actions of its three constituent parts ’ and that , ‘ unlike a sovereign monarch who is not only a legislator but a ruler , that is , head of the executive government , has never hitherto been able to use the powers of the government as a means of interfering with the regular course of law ’ . |
| 7 | reputation — the preferred institution was felt to be of higher quality |
| 8 | Previously , Kiss have had to print different sleeve for the German market because their distinctive logo was felt to be too close to the nazi SS emblem . |
| 9 | Previously , Kiss have had to print different sleeve for the German market because their distinctive logo was felt to be too close to the nazi SS emblem . |
| 10 | For many people a prime symptom of stress is loss of their sense of humour : playfulness is replaced by earnestness or snappiness ; casual jokes that one would normally return in good spirit are felt to be wounding and hurtful . |
| 11 | What Britten has done , in effect , is to create in his audience 's minds another dimension in which an unseen but imagined space is felt to be lull of unheard but imagined music . |
| 12 | ( a ) the cost , which in respect of a ‘ full ’ audit in the strict sense was felt to be prohibitive ; and |
| 13 | In 1837 there had been improvements to the dressing floors , and it was then considered likely that every two months about 400 tons of merchantable ore and concentrate would soon be a reality , though the low price of copper prevailing at that time was felt to be something of a drawback . |