Example sentences of "she felt [det] " in BNC.

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1 She is adamant that under no circumstances would she consent to further use of a nasogastric tube , whether or not she was drugged to such a degree that she felt little discomfort as it was pushed down into her stomach .
2 She felt little pain unless she moved , which she tried not to do as she struggled to pull apart the serrated jaws of the trap .
3 She felt all tragedies except her own .
4 When he rubbed his face briefly — against her shoulder , when she felt his warm breath against her neck , when his big hands pulled her closer to him , she felt all her senses responding and had to work hard to keep her breathing slow and even and her hand light as it stroked his hair .
5 She felt all alone ‘ Was there one who would come down to help a young girl , desperate with fear , ready to be set upon by a mob ?
6 She felt that would have caused pain and anguish to William and Harry . ’
7 She felt that having her name mentioned more frequently than ever in the social columns was highly desirable for the wife of a company director .
8 The mother of one of the teenage victims said that ‘ although many Press reports had treated the case as a racial attack , the court had not taken that attitude and she felt that was correct ’ .
9 Still she felt that breeze ruffling her hair , biting at her nose .
10 Again she felt that twinge of sadness .
11 She felt that
12 She was desperate for more of him ; her body ached for fulfilment , for the feel of his need and strength inside — so that when he entered her , when she felt that first wondrous thrust , which brought both pleasure and pain , it was as she 'd always dreamed , and as his urgent rhythm continued , bringing them both to that glorious peak of exhilaration , Robyn cried out his name , held him close to her for a moment and wished things could be like this forever .
13 Again she felt that stubborn anger .
14 She gave a hoarse moan of resistance and desire , pushing at his broad shoulders as his strong hands pressed her hips closer to his body , and as she felt that mouth claiming hers with deeper passion , and felt the evidence of his hard excitement , she felt her body clamouring for more , her eyes closing and her mouth moving under his hungrily , little gasps of shocked desire coming from the back of her throat .
15 And again she felt that pang of guilt which had bothered her ever since they had adopted Jo five years ago , at the age of eleven .
16 She felt such powerful energies in the crypt that she was unable to speak .
17 I knew , too , that she felt such an excursion would be just a little too unconventional for one of her position .
18 And your mother thought to herself , honey , of the short life ahead of her , of all the worth and power within her and the little use it would be , and she felt such a weeping bitterness that she cursed humankind .
19 Indeed , here with Kitty at the edge of the woods , she felt such a relief into unselfconsciousness that she bathed in it as she bathed in her pool .
20 She felt such a clown , standing before them with that vulgar object between her open legs , but she slowly sank down towards the disgusting dildo and manipulated her thighs until the blunt tip was nudging at the portals of her reluctant orifice .
21 And she wondered why she felt such a sense of despair .
22 Rachel cut the connection as though burnt , then sat there , staring at the phone , wondering why she felt such intense and inexplicable reactions to everything this man did or said .
23 She felt such a fool A stupid , naïve little idiot .
24 She felt each one unlock her mind .
25 She felt much pride when she managed to put up her first set of shelves and use her husband 's old electric drill .
26 In the middle of this strange house 's celebrations she felt much more of an outsider than she had done sitting on her own in her room .
27 She felt this would make her ‘ singled out ’ , so she preferred to take on similar clerical work doing the accounts for her father 's farming business .
28 She used to ring Otto at his office , rather as if she felt this experience had some professional interest to Otto .
29 She felt this even more strongly when the news began to come to England of the concentration camps that were discovered when the troops swept through Germany .
30 Patriotism was all very well , but she felt this was going over the top .
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