Example sentences of "[adv] he felt the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Suddenly he felt the car beginning to skid and in his panic trod on the brakes . |
| 2 | He needed no Bible to remind him of the life of Christ , and if ever he felt the need for a symbol upon which to concentrate his devotions , he satisfied himself by making the sign of the cross with his fingers . |
| 3 | But the more he repeated the simple daily rituals of Muslim belief , the more he felt the urge to adopt a brusque , English attitude to them . |
| 4 | It meant he could go and talk to the governor of the Bank of England and the chairmen of any of the clearing banks whenever he felt the need . |
| 5 | It 's just a pity we do n't live in the era when a man could set his mistress up somewhere and know she 'd be there waiting for him whenever he felt the urge to see her , but was never , ever seen with her in public . ’ |
| 6 | Just the way you once wished it could when you were regretting the good old days when a man could keep his unsuitable mistress hidden away , knowing she 'd be there waiting upon his pleasure , whenever he felt the urge and could spare the time to see her . |
| 7 | And then he felt the music 's pull again , and thought that had n't they summoned Fael-Inis to help them , and was n't it sensible to obey him ? |
| 8 | Then he felt the floor tremble beneath his feet , and a deep throated rumble rose from the bowels of the building . |
| 9 | Often at this time of day , when he felt the day 's journey should be ending or reaching a destination , but knowing that it was not , knowing that what he was looking for probably happened after everybody else had gone home , he wished that he could end his days walking at the edge of a sea or a lake so big that you could n't see its other shore . |
| 10 | There were times when he felt the need for family ties and the fact was , he had none — unless he could count Wendell Harvey . |
| 11 | He had needed to wind down after the spiralling tensions of the day , and once again he felt the company warmth and support that had sustained him through the day . |
| 12 | Fourthly , although the Second Vice-President had outlined clearly why he felt the Government could , and even should , take over all newspapers , it neither did so nor was , at this time , intending to do so . |
| 13 | Not long afterwards he felt the wash slopping against the jetty . |