Example sentences of "i could feel the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 And sometimes , when the heaviest boulders thumped to the ground , I could feel the reverberations jolting the house .
2 I could feel the muscles on her thin arm round my neck .
3 Already , I felt , I could feel the benefit of the work I had been undertaking .
4 I could feel the sweat running down my face .
5 But for a moment , between the door of the cage and where I first took stance , I could feel the greatness of the sky , it was on my wings .
6 William Huck , 66 , said : ‘ It was about four in the morning and I could feel the windows rattling .
7 His face was on my knees and I could feel the wet of his tears coming through my jeans , first on one knee that did n't have a patch on it , then on the other that did .
8 I could feel the presence of the dark violinist at my own back , too .
9 I was fully clothed , how come I could feel the warmth through my sweater ?
10 Now he stood behind me , so that I could feel the warmth of his body , but I was facing the box hedge , so close to it that I could n't turn .
11 I could feel the warmth of his body .
12 In my imagination I could feel the monotony of the days in my country , the poverty and the nothingness .
13 When I opened one of them and saw English words I could feel the tears pricking at the back of my eyes .
14 and that 's it the head , and I could feel the chill .
15 When I woke once in the night I could feel the north wind blowing softly on my cheek , and knew we would have good sailing the next day .
16 My lips felt engorged , there was a ringing in my ears , and I could feel the blood pumping around the veins in my head .
17 I could feel the blood draining from my face .
18 When I woke up back in the war , I could feel the difference at once .
19 I could feel the blast on my back as I was pitched forward , landing face down on the ground unable to move and gasping for breath .
20 Every time I upended a glass , I could feel the blast on the roof of my mouth , and hoped it was seeping through into my brain .
21 His face was drawn and I could feel the tension in his hands holding my wrists .
22 I could feel the tension mounting in me .
23 My tone was defensive and I could feel the tenseness returning .
24 To survive , a performer has to establish dominance within twenty seconds , and already I could feel the pack instinct rising in them .
25 Watching Smotty 's four-minute debut — missing an open goal whilst tying his bootlace , refusing to take a second-minute penalty until he had washed his shin pads in the puddle on the centre circle , then when he did take it hitting the corner flag — I could feel the supporters forcing my head further and further down on the block .
26 She seemed to be getting quite violent as I could feel the van sway from her leaning against it .
27 I could feel the pain beginning again , and my smile was turning into a grimace .
28 The heat was so intense I could feel the hairs on my hands singe . ’
29 I could feel the hairs rise at the back of my neck as I said , ‘ You 've seen her ? ’
30 I could feel the redness spreading all over my face , down my neck , covering me .
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