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 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 ?
5 Then he felt the floor tremble beneath his feet , and a deep throated rumble rose from the bowels of the building .
6 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 .
7 Not long afterwards he felt the wash slopping against the jetty .
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