Example sentences of "feel [prep] if [pers pn] [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the scorching heat she had felt as if she would pass out ; now she wished she had . |
| 2 | Feel as if they could fly to pieces . |
| 3 | It makes all the shoppers feel as if they could live in the style of Jane Austen . |
| 4 | I feel as if I 'll die if I stay where I am but I 'm scared to get up and go somewhere else . |
| 5 | I feel as if I 'll have done my bit . |
| 6 | I feel as if I can slip by , no one will notice me or comment . |
| 7 | ‘ It 's ridiculous , I know , but I feel as if I should know her , as if I 've seen her before somewhere . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I know ; sometimes I feel as if I should like to knock all their heads together . ’ |
| 9 | My stomach feels as if it could explode . |
| 10 | My head rang with that particular vibration of accidental pain , a tintinnabulating effect that always feels as if it should have preceded its cause — by way of a warning . |
| 11 | His bony legs , which usually felt as if they would collapse beneath him , felt firmer , stronger . |
| 12 | Passing hot-dog stands and car parks and stalls selling Formula One memorabilia , she sprinted around the outside of the circuit until , when her lungs felt as if they would burst , she finally reached double gates in the high chain-link perimeter fence which enclosed the pits . |
| 13 | There was an ache in her solar plexus , growing and expanding , until she felt as if she would explode with the pain of her suppressed emotions . |
| 14 | The fire spread through her limbs , nerve-ends felt red-hot , and still the heat increased until she felt as if she might burn up completely . |
| 15 | Still , she felt as if she should feel … some remorse . |
| 16 | Robyn gave a small cry of frustration and wrapped the gown close around her naked breasts , cursing the flush of embarrassment that surged upwards until she felt as if she 'd burn with the intensity of it . |
| 17 | Gwendoline Mary Lacy a sneak , all because she just wanted to drop a kindly hint , Gwendoline did n't no what to say she felt as if she 'd like to burst into tears , but Miss Potts always got very impatient with girls who did that . |
| 18 | She felt as if she could float up into the starry night . |
| 19 | Ruth felt as if she could do nothing but stare . |
| 20 | She felt as if she could trust Bernard . |
| 21 | They were using pictures well and I felt as if I could contribute . ’ |
| 22 | On that immaculate morning , I felt as if I could do no wrong . |
| 23 | Despite the phone ringing insistently in the background , I felt as if I could have sat there for ever . |
| 24 | As I stood on the tufted grass , surrounded by natural beauty , I felt as if I 'd come to another world |
| 25 | ‘ I 'm just hysterical with exhaustion , ’ I said , smiling up at Flora until my face felt as if it would crack . |
| 26 | She ran a shaking hand through her soft curls and forced a smile , even though her face felt as if it would crack with the effort . |
| 27 | Her heart felt as if it must burst . |
| 28 | The only transport available was a dog cart , which he hired of necessity , but the slowness made his temper worse , and by the time he reached the rectory he felt as if he would burst with fury . |
| 29 | We were approaching the Rover works at Cowley when Michael declared that he felt as if he could pull back the steering column and take off . |
| 30 | It felt as if he could see right inside her head so that he knew beyond doubt the minutest detail of her response . |