Example sentences of "[verb] n't feel [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 They did n't feel for example they could go into the advice centre , they did n't feel it was for them .
2 Turning his attention back to the sea of faces crowding the corridor on either side of him , he addressed them firmly , injecting his voice with a confidence he did n't feel in order to reassure them .
3 Except for occasional — rare — meals at a nearby restaurant , they never went out , sending out for meals when they did n't feel like cooking , while Luke no longer even accompanied her to the various work-connected functions she sometimes had to attend at weekends , dealing with business matters of his own or else remaining at the apartment while she was out .
4 He did n't feel like company , however blonde , young or willing .
5 I did n't feel like conversation .
6 Shelley and Rosie were lying by the pool one afternoon , Rosie did n't feel like swimming , complaining of indigestion , so Shelley stayed with her under the trees , totally idle and satisfied in the all-pervading heat .
7 It just did n't feel like Christmas Day .
8 He did n't feel like eating , and even breathing had become a painful labour .
9 ‘ What you 're saying , then , is that you do n't feel at ease with me , because you do n't know me very well . ’
10 People have criticised us with some justification , but I do n't feel under pressure .
11 so 's tonight I 'm a different person cos I 've put make up and I went and got my hair done and I feel different tonight but I do n't feel under pressure that I have to wear make up all the time cos nobody treats me any different whether I 've got make up on or whether
12 Segat is also frequently used to ‘ explain ’ why one has chosen not to do something , collect rattan for sale , for example , or attend a curing seance : ‘ Egng ng segat ci'niib ’ ( ‘ I do n't feel like walking [ that far ] ’ ) .
13 Do n't feel like tea — just a small bit of toast ,
14 I do n't feel like eating . ’
15 Now , I know you do n't feel like food , but you must try some of the soup Annunziata has made .
16 ‘ And birds do n't feel like flying , ’ Candy snorted inelegantly .
17 ‘ If you get the average man who does n't feel under threat married to the average women who does , he can dismiss her fears . ’
18 Sue says there are times when she does n't feel like training but she presses on because she wants to be number one .
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