Example sentences of "he felt [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He felt a stirring in his loins at the thought of it . |
| 2 | He felt a stirring himself when he looked at Maggie although he certainly ought to have known better . |
| 3 | He felt a stabbing pain at the back of his ankle . |
| 4 | He felt a vague disappointment which he could n't put into words . |
| 5 | His teachers at his Plymouth school threw scorn on the idea of going to a redbrick university when he could have chosen Oxford , but he felt a strong pull towards oil engineering and displayed the stubborn streak that was later to characterise his industrial career . |
| 6 | And having reached the decision , he felt a strong desire to see the stones again ; to understand their meaning . |
| 7 | Although Mr Utterson could not see his face , he felt a strong , almost violent , dislike for the stranger . |
| 8 | He felt a sharp twinge of guilt now for not taking the trouble to visit , but William 's family had moved to a better neighbourhood when William 's mum had made her first million , and Preston had gradually lost touch . |
| 9 | He felt a small shiver ripple down his back . |
| 10 | He felt a complete peace . |
| 11 | He felt a curious mixture of elation and unease . |
| 12 | Furthermore , he felt a curious bond with Branson . |
| 13 | The journey took him the better part of an hour , due to delays on the Tube , but now , as he walked from the station , he felt a curious mixture of elation and anxiety . |
| 14 | He felt a warm liking for the pretty , brave girl . |
| 15 | Inside he felt a warm glow , relieved that at last he was getting some answers . |
| 16 | With the money safe in his pocket , he felt a strange and most unfamiliar feeling of pleased anticipation stirring inside him ; he was really looking forward to his appointment with Nutty , to find out what it felt like to ride a horse . |
| 17 | Yet , at the same time , he felt a strange exhilaration at being part of the movement . |
| 18 | He felt a strange moment of camaraderie with Hendrique . |
| 19 | He felt a strange exhilaration that he too could play the game of these city slickers , to repay evil for evil as the cruel features of the god had warned . |
| 20 | In particular he made a study of natural history , especially of birds , with which he felt a strange affinity . |
| 21 | He felt a great deal of anger towards his wife and really wanted to express it to her but she had cheated him , as he saw it , by deliberately having an accident and dying and therefore depriving him of having the opportunity to say what he felt . |
| 22 | As he did so , he felt a great sadness , an acute sense of loss , filling his entire being . |
| 23 | The Rev Anthony Freeman said he felt a great sense of relief when he admitted to himself he did not hold to the traditional view of God . |
| 24 | As Endill ate his breakfast he felt a thousand eyes watch him put his cold piece of toast into his mouth and it sent shivers down his spine . |
| 25 | Apparently he felt a minimal comfort in contact with her . |
| 26 | He felt a terrible impotent welling-up of affection . |
| 27 | In his hooded hand he felt a terrible clutching cramp that would not allow him to move his fingers . |
| 28 | He felt a terrible queasy emptiness in his stomach at the thought ; it was as bad as the prospect of Dyson 's going on television . |
| 29 | He felt a low cry of frustration against the inadequacy of life break silently within , and ripple out . |
| 30 | Then he felt a tiny prick in his arm , and the pain , the faces , the roaring , all began to recede , and he floated away into a warm , restful darkness . |