Example sentences of "feel as [conj] it [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But then this feels as if it may be a transitional volume , presaging the larger-scale fiction in which Tolstaya should surely be spreading her brilliant wings . |
| 2 | My stomach feels as if it could explode . |
| 3 | My head rang with that particular vibration of accidental pain , a tintinnabulating effect that always feels as if it should have preceded its cause — by way of a warning . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'm just hysterical with exhaustion , ’ I said , smiling up at Flora until my face felt as if it would crack . |
| 5 | She ran a shaking hand through her soft curls and forced a smile , even though her face felt as if it would crack with the effort . |
| 6 | This application was wrong , but somehow it felt as if it would be a lot more wrong to turn Mandy in . |
| 7 | It was rather a horrid mist ; you felt as if it might be concealing peering , grinning creatures who were being very careful to stay just out of sight , but who were creeping after you as you rode along , or who were tiptoeing on ahead of you , rubbing their hands together , waiting until you reached them … |
| 8 | Retreating to her bedroom , flinging things into her suitcase , she was furious to find that tears were pricking the backs of her eyes , and her heart felt as if it might be slowly breaking into a million pieces … |
| 9 | For a confused moment she felt as if it might be her own subconscious , ridiculously exhilarated by an encounter her intellect had found dreadful , humiliating and anxiety-provoking . |
| 10 | Her heart felt as if it must burst . |
| 11 | Why could a man 's voice in the night create an ache in a person so deep and so wide that it felt as if it could never be filled ? |