Example sentences of "and [noun sg] [conj] [pers pn] feel " in BNC.

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1 Er , mine died when I was nine and my mother has been my mother and a father to both myself my brother and sister and I feel she 's done just as good a job as I could of as my father could have done .
2 He said : ‘ I was sitting in the TV station next to a large man with glasses and beard and I felt I knew him .
3 With a gasp she felt his palm close firmly round one of her breasts , circling and squeezing until she felt her nipples harden and an explosion of fire sweep through her entire body , sending her head back , lips opening , lids heavy and breath deepening uncontrollably as her arms came up around his neck .
4 She worked very hard to get everything exactly right and would spend hours in her room sewing , unpicking and re-sewing until she felt that the clothes were perfect .
5 Yet despite these misgivings in teachers ' minds , the unions offer ( witness the strength of feeling in the ‘ action ’ of 1986–7 ) a channel of expression for the frustration and confusion that they feel .
6 One more guilty secret that Maggie felt obliged to keep from everyone was the deep fear and disgust that she felt at the thought of sexuality .
7 As Gabriel trailed behind her boss 's resolute stride she ought to have felt angry at the words of abuse , but she knew that they represented Rose 's own fury and fear and she felt sympathy .
8 And she said it with such pride and such display that Clara did not feel at all obliged to conceal the amazement and delight that she felt , as she might , if confronted with a more worldly modesty , have done : for Clelia 's manner declared , this is singular this is beautiful , this may legitimately amaze , you betray no innocence in admiring this .
9 By the time she reached the village her face was pink with air and exercise and she felt that her nose was too .
10 They build on young people 's skills and confidence so they feel that they have something to offer to the world and to their own community .
11 He loved the bittersweet aura of it all , the mixture of ecstasy and debasement that he felt lay at the paradoxical heart of life .
12 He had the freedom of spirit to cut through convention and authority if he felt it to be an impediment to his calling .
13 I 'm not going to bring the whole world down on us by telling my mother and father that I feel like a big spancelled goat going to college and having to come back here every night as if I were some kind of simpleton .
14 I felt that with the new knowledge I had gained about my diet I was eating sensibly , I no longer crave sweet foods , chocolate and alcohol and I feel that I 'm physically on an even keel now .
15 She plaited her hair so tightly that it hurt her , straining hair and flesh until it felt as though the white seam down the back of her head might split and the brains gush out .
16 Castro subsequently admitted that he had been opposed to the removal of the missiles , and his adamant refusal to allow US inspections to be carried out on Cuban territory ( despite Soviet pressure ) testifies to the anger and resentment that he felt over the fact that matters which vitally affected Cuban sovereignty were settled without his knowledge or consent .
17 We leave it up to you to invent a name and background as you feel appropriate for your own general and for any heroes you include in your army .
18 The Board 's area general manager , Tom Frawley , commented : ‘ There never has been any intention to close accident and emergency and I feel the rumours have been damaging to the public 's confidence in the hospital and to the morale of staff ’
19 Around me were costumes of such finery and originality that I felt quite put to shame .
20 The warmth and affection that we felt for each other will always be with me .
21 Children after the age of 2 are often so keen to prove their own independence and ability that they feel they know much better than their parents and so argue or ignore parents ' normal requests .
22 Each curricular area has a carefully planned programme of work designed to enable pupils to develop at a pace and at a level suited to their age and ability as we feel it is imperative that children experience success in whatever they do .
23 At home she was becoming progressively more disorganized and dissatisfied with her role as wife and mother as she felt that all her attempts to exert control were undermined by her husband .
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