Example sentences of "he felt for [art] " in BNC.
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1 | He felt for a pulse then , letting the gunman 's arm drop , he holstered the Browning before walking back slowly towards the doors . |
2 | What , for instance , would Ken have in common with Andrew Ray , who was then just twenty-three years old ( Ken was now forty ) and who made known and very clear the attraction he felt for a pretty girl ? |
3 | That 's your — ’ he felt for the word ’ — facilities . ’ |
4 | Then he felt for the pain in his neck . |
5 | Walter climbed in beside him , trying hard not to show the fear he felt for the mechanical monster . |
6 | He described himself as the ‘ natural son ’ of his parents on his baptism certificate , and this may explain the affinity he felt for the boy . |
7 | The tenderness he felt for the child was equal to , if different from , the tenderness he felt for his mother . |
8 | He felt for the first time in his life what it must be like to be one of them and was overwhelmed with a feeling of sadness and futility . |
9 | He felt for the bedside table with his left hand , remembered why the right one was all bandaged up , and switched on the light . |
10 | He felt for the light switch . |
11 | He felt for the monocle dangling against his shirt front and tumbled it between his fingers , over and over as though telling a Rosary . |
12 | But love was what he felt for the stranger who 'd thrust herself upon him . |
13 | He felt for the edges of the square door , found them and lifted it gently . |
14 | ‘ That philosopher , ’ said Scarlet , who seemed to have forgotten about going home , ‘ the one I was telling you about , he used to go galloping after women all over the place when his hair and his teeth were all falling out , and he used to write about the terrific compassion he felt for the human race , and his breath was foul . |
15 | He felt for the receiver and held it gingerly to his ear . |
16 | He said he felt for the staff who had given so much for Timex , then added : ‘ I also feel sad for the strikers . ’ |
17 | He felt for the words that should follow , the first step that was as hard as a death , or more truly , as hard as being born again . |