Example sentences of "and she felt [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The mother of one of the teenage victims said that ‘ although many Press reports had treated the case as a racial attack , the court had not taken that attitude and she felt that was correct ’ .
2 Not because she could n't remember , but because it was such a long time since she 'd seen her and she felt strange , suddenly , knowing that this time tomorrow they would be on their way to Scotland and she would be waiting for them .
3 He closed and locked the door and she felt crowded , even though the room was by no means small .
4 She tried to mask her true feelings from her mother and sister , but her throat ached with tension and she felt desperate for some action to be taken , to try to search for him .
5 It gave her confidence and she felt sure that she could hold her own against the Italian guests .
6 But then she thought again of that motherly , homely face that seemed to radiate a simple gentleness and warmth , and she felt sure that she was being over-cautious , perhaps even slightly prejudiced in her feelings about Janice .
7 The turf stove was alight , and she felt drowsy in the warmth .
8 He nodded , his mouth a bitter line , but she could see acceptance in the way he bowed his dark head , and she felt deep compassion for him , for his wasted life and wasted efforts and wasted pain .
9 Her body relived the wondrous things he had done , and she felt weak inside .
10 For a split second he was unable to hide his anger , and she felt disappointed that he was only manipulating her .
11 There was sunshine on her face , an unusual sensation in March , and she felt light-hearted now that the snake and its co-operative victim had withdrawn .
12 Mischief had gone to her head and she felt powerful and free and unconstrained .
13 And your mother thought to herself , honey , of the short life ahead of her , of all the worth and power within her and the little use it would be , and she felt such a weeping bitterness that she cursed humankind .
14 It was n't a warm day though it was meant to be spring , and she felt colder thinking of him standing about in the mud of a building site .
15 He 'd been so gentle that morning when he must have seen he had hurt her feelings , and she felt good inside that she had seen the more gentle , considerate side of him .
16 with , with my granddaughter , she , she did the same s she used to go and babysit at this girl 's house and she fe felt , she was only fourteen , and she felt sorry for her and she 'd go and babysit every night she 'd go and babysit and er but she used to b sit up in the bedroom , she never ever went down the sitting room thinking that the child 's mother was either down in the sitting room or just going out for a short while and coming back and then eventually they put erm a bed up in the child 's bedroom for Denise to stay there over nights and Pearl did n't worry at all , well she knew , knew where , at least she knew where and er this girl was bringing men back down in the sitting room every night , three or four , sometimes ten men in a night during the night !
17 An idea came to her and she felt better still .
18 If it was his , and she felt certain that it was , then he was still working , still hard at it .
19 Ruth had the feeling that he was desperately trying to inject a bit of life into the party and she felt guilty that she , for one , had so far been very dull company .
20 Constance sensed that she had offended her aunt and she felt guilty .
21 His restlessness permeated the entire house , and she felt guilty , certain that her presence was tying him to Gullholm , that if it were n't for her he would go home , or visit one or other of his sisters or his mother , all of whom made regular telephone calls .
22 It was not in her character to be any of those things and she felt cheap and foolish , like a wicked child caught stealing .
23 Her heart was beating somewhere in her throat and she felt giddier than ever .
24 She was glad to get away from the shop for a short while and she felt confident about leaving the baby in Fred 's charge .
25 Her collarbone felt as if it were about to burst through her skin but her head had cleared and she felt strong .
26 Even ordinary words sounded nice in his gentle accented English , and she felt pleased to have Rafaelo 's approbation .
27 He kept his gaze on her , and she felt uncomfortable .
28 They aroused anger and she felt uncomfortable with it , shifting , frowning .
29 Stephen seemed unperturbed , and she felt stupid for allowing the scene at the airport to upset her so much .
30 ‘ I rode her in a bit of work on Saturday morning and she felt great .
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