Example sentences of "i [be] feeling [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tod and I are feeling so terrific that we 've joined a club and taken up tennis . |
| 2 | I do not mind at all being a parlour maid , though I do you I am feeling much happier and calmer . |
| 3 | And he said : ‘ I am feeling very bitter . |
| 4 | I am feeling quietly content and very thankful . ’ |
| 5 | I think it 's a good idea if I get back home now — I 'm feeling pretty tired and I want a lie down . |
| 6 | I 'm feeling pretty tired to tell the truth . |
| 7 | ‘ I 've had quite an early start and I 'm feeling pretty tired , ’ she admitted . |
| 8 | THE Duchess of York paid a private flying visit to Merseyside this afternoon and declared : ‘ I 've had an early start and I 'm feeling pretty tired . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ When I 'm coming down in that parachute , I 'm feeling pretty nervous , but it 's wonderful the way I can feel the audience reacting warmly towards me . |
| 10 | That 's good of him , but — thank you — I 'm feeling rather tired . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'm afraid I 'm feeling rather low , ’ Veronica explained , leading the way to the front door . |
| 12 | I 'M FEELING RATHER FLUSHED . |
| 13 | I suppose I 'm feeling slightly sceptical about the situation , but if you ask me as blankly as that of course my immediate reaction , my old reaction would be ‘ but of course I feel confident about the future of British music ’ , you know , in my more sceptical mood now I still would say ‘ yes ’ , but not quite so enthusiastically as before . |
| 14 | ‘ It 's because I 'm feeling so pleased about my leave chit . ’ |
| 15 | I 'm feeling more perky now . |
| 16 | I still enjoyed playing again but even now I 'm feeling very tired . ’ |
| 17 | He gives it very well , and he 's on on his way to an evening engagement , and the professor , says I 'm feeling very tired tonight , and I do n't think I want to give er , th the talk , but I do n't know , I I obviously I have to go , the chauffeur said , no problem , he said , all we need is to change hats , I 've heard you give that same talk so many times , I would actually give it . |
| 18 | Mia told her pal : ‘ I 'm feeling very low . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ I played the best round of golf I 've ever played to get into the play-off , so rather than feeling disappointed I 'm feeling very confident . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Right now I 'm feeling very excited . ’ |
| 21 | realistically I would like a job if I could get one and I 'm feeling very pessimistic about getting one , because the chances of getting a job at my age , when there 's youngsters coming around |
| 22 | I 'm feeling quite inspired . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I have nothing more to tell you and I 'm feeling quite exhausted . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ It 's been a long day , and I 'm feeling quite tired . ’ |
| 25 | There 's a power cut ; the lights go out and we light candles and gas lamps and end up — a hard core of seven of us ; Andy , me , Howie , another two local lads and a couple of the traveller boys — down in the snooker room where there 's a beat-up looking table and a leak in the ceiling that turns the whole of the stained , green-baize surface into a millimetre-shallow marsh , water dripping from each pocket and dribbling down the bulky legs to the sopping carpet , and we play snooker by the light of the hissing gas lamps , having to hit the white ball really hard even for delicate shots because of the extra rolling resistance the water causes , and the balls make a zizzing , ripping noise as they race across the table and sometimes you can see spray curving up behind them and I 'm feeling really drunk and a bit stoned from a couple of strong Js smoked out in the garden earlier with the travellers but I think this dimly lit water-hazard snooker is just hilarious and I 'm laughing maniacally at it all and I put an arm round Andy 's neck at one point and say , You know I love you , old buddy , and is n't friendship and love what 's it 's really all about ? and why ca n't people just see that and just be nice to each other ? except there are just so many complete bastards in the world , but Andy just shakes his head and I try to kiss him and he gently fends me off and steadies me against one wall and props me up with a snooker cue against my chest and I think this is really funny for some reason and laugh so much I fall over and have distinct problems getting up again and get carried to my room by Andy and one of the travellers and dumped on the bed and fall instantly asleep . |
| 26 | By the time I reached the furthest peak I was feeling distinctly sick . |
| 27 | I walked down — it 's not far , and I was feeling rather full of quiche . ’ |
| 28 | When some boys at the school put excrement under the headmaster 's chair , he contrasted the culprits unfavourably with true school sportsmen : ‘ Last Friday I was feeling pretty low when I found out about this lot … but then I went to football on Saturday , there were several lads and teachers there , playing their hearts out or giving up their time just for the school , and then I thought , ‘ Perhaps , it 's not so bad after all . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ I was feeling pretty pleased with myself yesterday after picking up some awards in Harrogate , including one for a window display . |
| 30 | ‘ You know , Alice , when I walked in here I was feeling pretty suicidal . |