Example sentences of "[noun] she felt [art] " in BNC.

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1 losing her eyes she felt the warmth spreading throughout her body , relaxing her .
2 Until , under the mirror , after many a circle and feint , after many a playful retreat and renewed approach , Ivan at last cornered her , and even before he opened his mouth she felt the smell of fear from herself : her pores broke open , she stood there panting slightly , her hair rising on the back of her neck in terror , her heated skin covered in icy sweat : ‘ And when , ’ asked Ivan pleasantly , ‘ are you two going to make the announcement ?
3 But now as she closed her eyes and remembered the scene she felt an old tugging sensation in the pit of her stomach .
4 Rachel was about to protest — this sounded like dangerous ground — but somehow it seemed the lesser of two evils and as she turned the key in the ignition she felt a flutter of excitement and she knew , deep down , that she wanted to go with him .
5 As she stepped away from the wardrobe she felt the moisture between her legs .
6 For a second she felt a frisson of fear .
7 It was a movement she 'd made a million times before , yet as soon as her fingers came into contact with his thick , silky hair she felt a jolt as though an electric current had shot right through her , making her start back in surprise .
8 To her horror she felt the sting of tears in her eyes and looked away again , refusing to let him see her moment of weakness .
9 In half an hour she felt a lot better , but I knew now it would be my job to see her safely down to the hut .
10 She reached out and laid her hand on his arm , and beneath her fingers she felt the corded muscle clench .
11 With resignation she felt the colour steal into her face , and knew he would n't believe her even as she tried to explain that she had n't even seen the rings but had been absorbed by the ornaments .
12 Cleo narrowed her eyes at him in approximation of a sympathetic glance , although in her heart she felt no pity at all .
13 Underneath the maps she felt the bare concrete of the warehouse , not the thick carpet of the Mayor 's office .
14 With her hot face crushed blindly against the warm scent of his chest she felt the lean hand explore the silken plane of her stomach , slip with masculine sureness to separate her thighs .
15 But before she could finish the sentence she felt a hand on her shoulder and turned to find Rune looming over her , glass in hand .
16 A big slice of ham , or grilled bacon , or a few sausages , and they could put a few extra on Benny 's plate in case she felt the need of it .
17 His body was washed in silver by the moonlight and when he removed his shirt she felt a tiny shiver of something that had nothing to do with the pervasive cold of the night air on her chilled skin .
18 For a moment she felt a surge of panic .
19 For one terrible moment she felt a bubble of hysterical laughter bubbling up inside her .
20 For a moment she felt a violent pain in her heart — as though she was falling in love …
21 For one startled moment she felt the shock , then resolutely she shook it off .
22 For the first time in days she felt a stirring of life inside her .
23 And indeed for the rest of the evening she felt a little better .
24 That evening she felt no nervousness at all , just excitement , controlled excitement .
25 It was a lovely warm evening , and as she drifted across the drawing-room she felt a sudden impulse to play some music .
26 She was a willing ally in Miss Hatherby 's ambitious project to educate Constance in the things she felt the girl should know .
27 And as he walked her out to hail a taxi she felt a strange lightness invade her heart .
28 Through her reins she felt the horse cock his jaw in the hope he could take hold completely , but having sat enough ‘ bolts ’ on both Buttons and Paintbox , Artemis was wise to this , and she quickly shortened up her reins and then relaxed them , confusing the horse quite deliberately .
29 But as Luke joined with her and experienced the first brief resistance of her untutored flesh she felt the shock run through him .
30 Slipping her hand into her dressing-gown pocket she felt the cold slippery plasticine of her model of Dr. Lorrimer .
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