Example sentences of "feel [pron] be being " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I do n't feel I 'm being much use , ’ said Amiss . |
2 | ‘ It 's far too hot for this climate , ’ she retorted flatly , her cheeks flushing as she turned away from those cynical , all-seeing eyes , beneath which she 'd felt she was being mentally undressed . |
3 | ‘ Do you feel you are being watched now ? ’ |
4 | Would you feel you were being disloyal to Medau ? |
5 | That will make householders feel they are being doubly penalised . |
6 | For them , the use of the term ‘ British ’ as a synonym for ‘ English ’ is an insult , a fact that English Conservatives sometimes overlook : introducing the poll tax a year early in Scotland was probably the worst blow to British unity in recent years , for it made the Scots feel they were being treated like second-class citizens . |
7 | Reagan 's low-key , laid-back , non-specific approach clearly went down well with legislators who , for once , could feel they were being treated as genuine co-partners in the policy-making process . |
8 | And someone buying it looking for that kind of book could justifiably feel they were being sold short . |
9 | He said that if the lawyer had felt he was being unfair to him he could appeal to another court . |
10 | ‘ At least then the drummer feels he 's done something ; it 's using technology to help him , rather than making him feel he 's being replaced . ’ |
11 | He 'd gone with one once , after a party , back to a flat with a friend of Dave 's , who 'd laughed at him and had eyes that made him feel he was being drawn into something he could n't stop , and when she shed her clothes and left them discarded on the floor he 'd stared , open-mouthed , aware of the noise inside his head , something to do with what he 'd drunk , he could still hear the music , and was aware too of the smell of some cologne that merged with hairspray and covered something that he did not want to know about , the dirt and dust of the room and the female odours that half-attracted and repelled him . |
12 | I feel I am being ‘ fobbed off ’ with bland reassurances and I want to pin them down as much as possible . |
13 | ‘ I feel I 'm being so bloody patient , ’ exploded Derek , grabbing the space as she took breath . |
14 | no , cos I feel I 'm being |
15 | I said because I feel I 'm being . |
16 | If you are the subject of aggressive or abusive behaviour , or you feel you are being treated unfairly , you should remain calm and not respond to provocation . |
17 | When was a time when you were assertive , just think you can be anything assertive over anything it does n't matter think of a time when you feel you were being assertive anybody think of a time when they were being assertive |
18 | But if Her Majesty is putting her hopes in Prince William becoming the perfect monarch , I feel she is being rather over-optimistic . |
19 | I feel we 're being discriminated against . |
20 | I mean I , I , there is actually an argument for having one meeting , everybody knows when it is and where it is , and if people feel they 're being left out or not b getting informed they should make the case that I am |
21 | Now they feel they 're being driven out by thieves . |
22 | It 's got quite well spiders on , but at least you feel they 're being used we do n't get |
23 | We are losing votes by the bucketful because black people feel they are being abandoned by this party . ’ |
24 | It may be that the patient feels gratified by someone taking his or her illness seriously , or it may simply be the power of suggestion — because they feel they are being offered a cure , they actually begin to get better . |
25 | They feel they are being sucked inexorably and against their will into the adoption of a rather ugly or artificial persona , though there are various expressions that this mask can take . |
26 | Dedicated time for training , education , and study will be difficult to find in an environment where consultants feel they are being subjected to increasing pressure and juniors ' hours are being reduced but the clinical workload is increasing . |
27 | Black children react in a certain way because they feel they are being picked on , and because they react badly then further reaction follows . |
28 | Personally I feel they are being a bit bureaucratic for Mark is , a genuine teenager and that 's what the championship is for , but what can you do ? ’ |
29 | County Tory leader , Councillor Simon Cussons , says he has had complaints from youngsters who feel they are being hounded out of the pubs . |
30 | I felt I was being pushed around and lost some enthusiasm . ’ |