Example sentences of "felt [pers pn] was [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I changed my first name because I actually felt I was a new person . |
| 2 | She felt I was an undesirable influence , you coming from Methodist stock . ’ |
| 3 | Before Eva had time to do a mental check list of any way that she or the students at the ICO might have offended , General Wiseman informed her that he felt she was the right person to take over leadership of the women 's social services . |
| 4 | Dot felt she was an unwanted item of luggage being sent away . |
| 5 | My Mrs Hewitt from the Lake District was so nice and I felt she was an old friend , but we wanted to talk about our Christmas shopping , not books . |
| 6 | On another occasion , and because I felt he was a remote figure of whom the public knew nothing , I asked if he would be guest at an off-the-record private dinner-party to which I would invite half a dozen senior media people such as Robin Day , Perry Worsthorne of the Sunday Telegraph , and Tony Howard of the Observer for an exchange of views . |
| 7 | Once he had decided to write the Guide Book he realised he would have to do a considerable amount of writing and although he never felt he was a good writer , his unwavering intent carried him through . |
| 8 | Similarly , in the Oval Test , Sobers put in a prodigious spell of bowling , keeping at it because his captain felt he was the right bowler for the situation . |
| 9 | ‘ I felt he was the right man for the job in 1990 when he was appointed to succeed Bobby Robson . |
| 10 | I felt he was an undesirable character . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ We felt it was a worthwhile cause as we ca n't stand cruelty to animals of any sort . |
| 12 | I felt it was a nice earner all the time and now , in hindsight , I wish we had n't frittered the money away so easily . |
| 13 | Then George Potter retired in 1966 , leaving this nucleus of magnolias , we felt it was a good foundation to build on , although we were careful to make a selection rather than a collection . |
| 14 | It was draining , but I was grateful to any journalists prepared to listen , even if it was obvious that some papers only felt it was a good story because of the ‘ love interest ’ . |
| 15 | He said that ‘ Every player has their price , if the offer were 2M Id have rejected it , but as it nudged 3M I felt it was a good deal for Leeds ’ . |
| 16 | He said that ‘ Every player has their price , if the offer were 2M Id have rejected it , but as it nudged 3M I felt it was a good deal for Leeds ’ . |
| 17 | Before I could n't understand , and I almost felt it was a bad reflection on us , and that we must be the worst institution that Italy has . |
| 18 | ‘ I felt it was a Christian thing to do . |
| 19 | Toni felt it was a loaded question : ‘ I do n't see any harm in the world seeing women as they see themselves , ’ she commented . |
| 20 | At the time , I felt it was no bad thing , for it helped intensify that curious brooding quality which is such an important element in so many tropical landscapes , and especially those of Polynesia . |
| 21 | We are sorry Q.T. day had to be cancelled but because the weather conditions were so bad we felt it was the right thing to do . |
| 22 | In the meantime , he eventually sold the Company as its peak in 1987 , he had made another small fortune , and with some 30 aeroplanes and 80 pilots on the books he felt it was the right time to let it go . |