Example sentences of "feeling [prep] [being] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was thrilled with the suffragettes ' tenacity and the expression it gave to her feelings about being in some kind of sexual trap . |
| 2 | General feelings of being under the weather and slight depression can all combine to make sex seem uninteresting or just a necessary chore ! |
| 3 | Before attempting to set out an approach to disruptive pupils , I believe it is important to preface the debate with a general comment on education — first , because the nature of the topic can generate emotions that lead to a distortion of the author 's overall perspective , and second , while I am critical of many educational responses to disruptive pupils I do not wish to add to teachers ' feelings of being under siege . |
| 4 | Though soon to be exposed to Nazi atrocities as returning soldiers and the world 's press became free to speak , he enjoyed the feeling of being on the winning side , of seeing his country 's troops and their allies making strong progress across Europe . |
| 5 | The idea of the New has always been a crucial part of pop 's rhetoric : the idea that the future is going to be a improvement on the past ( that sixties ' feeling of being on the brink of a whole new order , the beginning of an endless breaking down of barriers and limits ) . |
| 6 | It 's hard not to wish I was thinner again , hard not to long to be invisible , to escape all their gibes , and comments and the feeling of being on display . |
| 7 | Tagore had this feeling of being on a seat where poets of all times brought their tribute — |
| 8 | ‘ The general feeling of being on cloud nine once I had completed it has lasted , ’ he told ACCOUNTANCY , ‘ and has provided a very welcome psychological boost . ’ |
| 9 | Naturally , most of the staff in the camp considered themselves lucky to have been posted here and dreaded the idea of a move , which created the feeling of being on the sidelines . |
| 10 | The road has only recently come to Uçagiz ; the whole area emanates a powerful feeling of being on the edge of the world . |
| 11 | And also just the the whole erm general feeling of being with the people in the flats . |
| 12 | All he could say was that it had to be called a great and profound change , and that it had happened , ‘ I have a feeling of being at home when I am with her , as though she gives me my own hearth , a feeling that our lives are interwoven . ’ |
| 13 | For a moment she had the strong feeling of being at a funeral . |
| 14 | Typical of stress is this feeling of being for ever ‘ on the run ’ , unable to stop and be at peace with yourself . |
| 15 | I just love the feeling of being without clothes . |
| 16 | Ruth no longer had any feeling of being below the sea . |
| 17 | I do n't know why , I think it was that familiar feeling of being behind bars . |
| 18 | There is a sense of isolation from the rest of the world , a sense of the power in the dogs , and a wonderful feeling of being in control , but only just . |
| 19 | Looking eastwards , the feeling of being in every respect a superior people with a concomitant missionary task found the desired confirmation … |
| 20 | Thereafter it is surprising how much better and easier I do things , with a greater feeling of being in control of the situation . |
| 21 | The feeling of being in the centre of things , of constant activity , of being in charge not only of a vehicle but its VIP occupant — or occupants — and the different venues to and from which she transported them all over southern England , appealed enormously to her restless nature and craving for excitement . |
| 22 | Since BSL is visual , then the feeling of being in the story must be more pronounced . |
| 23 | Many of the answers — nineteen in all — used this phrase ‘ you 're your own boss ’ to describe the housewife 's feeling of being in control . |
| 24 | I adored it — the glamour , the feeling of being in the hub of things which I love — I love clothes — I used to make up every day and make myself look nice and meet people … to me it was n't work , every minute of it was enjoyment … |
| 25 | There was the feeling of being in a dark , hot cave and there was the sudden swift impression of ancient malevolent creatures that dwelled here and slept for decades , or sometimes centuries , until they were disturbed … |
| 26 | He understood very well Keyes 's desire to investigate through poetry the subjects of pain and death , and his feeling of being in far closer communion with William Blake , William Wordsworth [ qq.v. ] , and Johann Schiller than with any living contemporaries . |
| 27 | That was an understatement : she was certain that she would always remember the feeling of being in his arms , the sensations his kisses and caresses had aroused in her — sad , beautiful ghosts which would haunt her forever . |
| 28 | Even in the long-ago undercover work on the weekly magazine , she had always worked with the comforting feeling of being in her own country , with the big battalions immediately behind her . |
| 29 | People love the feeling of being in control . |
| 30 | He conveys with a sure sense of atmosphere and detail the satisfaction of getting a job done , the feeling of being within a tradition of a long line of settlers of the land , and the sheer hard work which that entails : from persuading recalcitrant committees to support his endeavours to the literally back-breaking labour of dragging obstinate lumps of bog oak out of the peat to facilitate ploughing . |