Example sentences of "be that [pers pn] feel " in BNC.
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| 1 | Berowne 's only explanation had been that he felt it was time for his life to take a new direction . |
| 2 | Therefore , one further reason why policemen dislike dealing with rape might well be that they feel uneasy about having to ask the very personal questions which are necessary in order for the victim to be taken seriously , and on the occasion quoted above the sergeant went on to say that as a result of asking for these very personal details policemen ‘ have had a very bad rap over dealing with rape cases ’ ( FN 16/3/87 , p. 14 ) . |
| 3 | It may be that we felt this time we ought to have voted Labour , that this was the more altruistic , moral , even noble , choice . |
| 4 | It could be that he felt I represented authority or the establishment in some way , or perhaps I was just convenient |
| 5 | It may be that you feel most secure in returning to a familiar environment . |
| 6 | It may be that you feel London might well be directed into three , having a representative for the western section covering Richmond , Hounslow etc . |
| 7 | The reason for this might be that it feels more possible to grieve the death of someone or something that is perhaps significant , but not so important as the death of the spouse . |
| 8 | So a lot of , a lot of the problems with some of the areas of the work is because you do it so infrequent it 's not that you ca n't do it , it 's that you feel |
| 9 | The strange boy 's eyes seemed to penetrate so deeply into Willie 's that he felt sure he could read his thoughts . |
| 10 | A third problem with the idea that everything is determined is that we feel that we have free will — that we have the freedom to choose whether to do something . |
| 11 | The problem with producing absolutes , or trite answers for grieving people who are asking questions , is that they feel defeated before they have begun to explore . |
| 12 | One hang-up for the profit-motivated British garage is that they feel it is not worth taking on work for less than a tenner . |
| 13 | A business relies on a driving personality taking it forward , and the confusion about getting somebody on board who is working with you in the business and who is putting money board , is that they feel to some extent , proprietorial to that business , and you can find that that will result in those individuals who have done that tearing apart the business because they are trying to go in different directions . |
| 14 | One reason that many teachers find the idea of teaching in role worrying is that they feel that once they have embarked on a role they will have to stick with it for the rest of the lesson . |
| 15 | The first is that I felt my battle to be with authority , whether in the form of teachers , matrons , parents , or even nature itself . |
| 16 | One of the things I worry about considerably is that I feel a lot of well-meaning people bring pressure to bear on companies not to take decisions . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'm bowling a bit quicker , but they main difference is that I feel more confident and settled this time , ’ he explained . |
| 18 | As I lie uneasily in the cab , I wonder why it is that I feel propelled to barge in here . |
| 19 | ‘ What I mean to say , ’ replied Robert , ‘ is that I feel I need to know where I stand . ’ |
| 20 | Sophie smiled at her godmother , then , turning to Joanna , she said , ‘ The point is that I feel you 're disappointed . |
| 21 | I think what it is is that I feel if I go into something for the sake of going into it to earn money I shall be absolutely bored with me life . |
| 22 | The funny thing is that you feel terrified to stay and I feel terrified to go . |
| 23 | The second situation is that you feel there is a risk of overstating the line of argument you are pursuing . |
| 24 | Maybe all that happens now is that you feel tired , but give it a year or two and — ’ |
| 25 | You 're not sure of of where it is that you feel you might . |
| 26 | The theological answer is that He feels at home anywhere because He is at home everywhere . |
| 27 | The most obvious is that he felt it himself : to him his fictions were what the Silmarils were to Fëanor or their ships to the Teleri , ‘ the work of our hearts , whose like we shall not make again' . |
| 28 | The most common response was that they felt better able to empathise with their patients and clients and understand the social and psychological implications of disability . |
| 29 | Indeed , a recurrent theme among these women was that they felt they had no right to benefit , that they were getting something for nothing , in marked contrast to a wage . |
| 30 | So it will not do to say that the reason why the Government found it necessary to curtail debate on the Bill was that they felt that there would be massive opposition to it . |