Example sentences of "and felt [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ For secret expenses on the business of the King , ’ Corbett translated , and felt a flash of anger at his royal master 's deviousness . |
| 2 | While Charles listened to all this good advice , he drank up his glass of champagne and felt a bit better . |
| 3 | I wiped my eyes and felt a bit better , knowing that Granny was taking my message with her to heaven . |
| 4 | He thought : He has acquired the mystique of the story-teller and , glancing at the ring of fire-lit and intent faces , he was suddenly reminded of his first village school , of the children clustered round Miss Douglas at three o'clock on a Friday afternoon for the half hour of story-time , and felt a pang of pain and regret for those lost days of innocence and love . |
| 5 | As Joshua sat , unconsciously shepherding the crumbs on his plate into a neat pile as if they were pieces of scrap in his store , he listened to the Rabbi talking to Jacob , heard the warmth in his voice , and felt a pang of envy at the bond that existed between his father and his son . |
| 6 | I looked and felt a walking cadaver . |
| 7 | Now she listened eagerly for the word , and felt a twinge of disappointment whenever she heard ‘ dear ’ or ‘ Clare ’ instead , fearing that he had fallen out of love since the last ‘ darling ’ . |
| 8 | Then he thought of Benedicta and felt a twinge of doubt . |
| 9 | He remembered her at moments such as these and felt a twinge of guilt — not a searing kick in the gut — which , he supposed , was something else to be thankful for . |
| 10 | I watched the first of the Fleetwoods roar away with headlights shining and felt a nudge in the kidneys and heard a soft voice . |
| 11 | Most of the minority who were suddenly faced with ‘ pecuniary embarrassment ’ would have taken fright and felt a sense of failure , if not disgrace — sometimes needlessly , and for the most part would not have displayed it openly . |
| 12 | She sipped some red wine and felt a shudder of emotion convulse her . |
| 13 | As Blake wriggled , he heard the sound of an explosion and felt a rush of cold air . |
| 14 | Ronni looked into his angry face and felt a rush of defensiveness for Jeff . |
| 15 | He always thanked anyone who did , she noticed , and felt a return of the respect he had inspired in her at their first meeting . |
| 16 | Alyssia looked at his face and felt a smile twitch the corners of her mouth . |
| 17 | She peered out into the moonlit garden and felt a wave of desperation sweep over her . |
| 18 | She crashed the engine into reverse gear and felt a wave of relief because the shock of her revelation had kept him inert for too long — he would n't catch her . |
| 19 | She watched the top of Miguel 's dark head as he examined the villager , and felt a wave of misery threaten to engulf her . |
| 20 | He looked at her white face and the dark fear in her eyes and felt a brute . |
| 21 | That same night , Avril rolled over in bed and felt a lump in her breast . |
| 22 | Carefully Sally moved against it and felt a sort of yearning begin in the sensitised area between her thighs . |
| 23 | And he looked away at the crowd so near to him and felt a stab of real fear . |
| 24 | She looked at his imploring face , and felt a stab of guilt , that he was right , that she 'd better take care … . |
| 25 | He taught once a week in the primary school and felt a failure at it . |
| 26 | She read the first two pages and felt a blush rise from her palpitating bosom up her neck to suffuse her face . |
| 27 | Melanie gave up all rights in Victoria on the spot and felt a lessening of tension . |
| 28 | Rachel looked at her and felt a spark of hope , knowing Damian did want , above and beyond all else , to make love to her . |
| 29 | Wilson saw the doubt in her eyes and the droop of her body and felt a shiver pass through her own . |
| 30 | Kelly shook Jack 's hand and felt a shiver of excitement run through her body as they touched . |