Example sentences of "they felt it [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , so old Wilson used to tell us that lots of men opposed it because they felt it would lead to women in trousers sitting in pubs drinking pints of bitter . |
| 2 | But members turned the application down as they felt it would cause more late-night trouble . |
| 3 | This option was , however , never used without the agreement of the chairmen , and then only on those rare occasions when they felt it would help secure acceptance of unpopular measures by their colleagues and the broader public . |
| 4 | Against all reason they felt it could turn his slow decline around like a Lourdes ' miracle . |
| 5 | Some dealers and collectors were not above altering or even removing the genuine patina and treating the surface to give the appearance they felt it should have had . |