Example sentences of "[vb past] that [pers pn] feel " in BNC.
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| 1 | The boy would spend a few weeks at a time with his father and when Sheila one day came to collect Scott , she mentioned that she felt she might well marry again . |
| 2 | Several subjects reported that they felt that they would be able to give far more information if they were permitted to recall the junctions in the order in which they had been driven . |
| 3 | He realized that we felt disgusted at what had been achieved in the commandos and that he had had this brainwave of small parties behind the lines . ’ |
| 4 | Tamar laughed with her and realised that she felt less depressed about the forthcoming confinement after this little spell of humour . |
| 5 | She realised that she felt absolutely drained . |
| 6 | Maggie realised that she felt perfectly safe with him . |
| 7 | She caught herself smiling ridiculously when he 'd gone , and realised that she felt quite cheered that he had n't simply given her a lift to Prague , seen her safely installed in the spare bedroom , and then forgotten about her . |
| 8 | Feeling battered in mind and body by the time Laura announced that she felt able to take a break — and how about an early lunch ? — Anita could do no more than give her a dumb nod of agreement . |
| 9 | The night before her operation Mrs Fellows was prescribed a sedative to help her relax and sleep because she admitted that she felt very nervous . |
| 10 | Students ' reactions to the pattern of the original version were interesting : they argued that it felt too " top-heavy " , too 'symmetrical " and was on the whole rather unsubtle . |
| 11 | And , having been presented with the customary bottle of champagne by the Wincanton executive , Scudamore added that he felt a lot less pressure than he had last season . |
| 12 | For all his ego and vanity , even Florian has never for a moment imagined that I felt any sort of lust or love for him , although he also has no idea just how selfish and immature I do find him outside a broadcasting studio . |
| 13 | Surkov rang Masha from the lobby and learnt that she felt better ; we could come to her room . |
| 14 | He cast the blankets aside , pleased that he felt no ill effects from the terrible chase of the previous night . |
| 15 | Returning to Reine that afternoon , I caught sight of Jean-Claude slipping into the dark urban cleft that was the rue de Sèvres , and I noticed that I felt nothing , neither curi-osity nor apprehension . |
| 16 | Mr Dalton of the Revenue , in the meeting between the Law Society and the Revenue on 8 June 1981 , stated that he felt that the appointment of a life interest to a beneficiary was not a benefit because it was not " provided out of assets " . |
| 17 | We were approaching the Rover works at Cowley when Michael declared that he felt as if he could pull back the steering column and take off . |
| 18 | In a recent interview with The Spectator Lord Denning , former Master of the Rolls — one of the highest judicial positions in England — commented that he felt the Guildford Four and the Birmingham Six should have been hung because everyone would then have forgotten about them . |
| 19 | These remained and the following sequence over a month all proved ineffective although she commented that she felt 20 years younger : Lachesis LM3 , stopping the remedy , Lachesis 200 , Syphilinum LM1 and returning to Lachesis LM3 . |
| 20 | Multidisciplinary assessments are one of the principles of care programming , but staff indicated that they felt that increasing the number of meetings and the range of participants could be a disadvantage . |
| 21 | Lady Eden once remarked that she felt as if the Suez Canal was flowing through her drawing room . |
| 22 | To the manager 's surprise the man freely confessed that he felt poor at supervising and did not like doing it anyway . |
| 23 | Poor Leopold at home was clearly pining for his son : in a touching letter he confessed that he felt sad at times , being unable to hear Wolfgang playing the piano and violin , and each time he approached his home he half expected to hear the familiar sound of his son 's fiddle . |
| 24 | Only later had it occurred to him to wonder whether he should feel alarmed by Charlotte 's anxious tone or flattered that she felt she could turn to him for advice . |
| 25 | Corbett related that he felt much like committing suicide himself at this point . |
| 26 | Somehow he knew that she felt in need of comfort that weekend — even that provided by the man she had most cause to hate . |
| 27 | Both students and lecturers said that they felt that lectures gave an opportunity for personal contact . |
| 28 | About fifteen of the boys said that they felt some need to prove themselves to the others and to become known to them by name . |
| 29 | Staff said that they felt more inclined to offer services if they were not assuming sole responsibility for an individual 's welfare but could ‘ share the burden ’ . |
| 30 | ‘ Most said that they felt guilty about taking time off , even when they were ill . ’ |