Example sentences of "he feel for the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 And the gesture is Raskolnikov 's too , for example when he feels for the axe slung inside his overcoat .
2 He felt for the monocle dangling against his shirt front and tumbled it between his fingers , over and over as though telling a Rosary .
3 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 .
4 The tenderness he felt for the child was equal to , if different from , the tenderness he felt for his mother .
5 That 's your — ’ he felt for the word ’ — facilities . ’
6 He felt for the receiver and held it gingerly to his ear .
7 But love was what he felt for the stranger who 'd thrust herself upon him .
8 Then he felt for the pain in his neck .
9 He felt for the light switch .
10 He felt for the bedside table with his left hand , remembered why the right one was all bandaged up , and switched on the light .
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