Example sentences of "[noun prp] felt [pn reflx] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As they drew nearer to the damage and she could see that it was even worse than it had looked from afar , Ronni felt herself recoil at the very thought that her own brother could be responsible for such a thing . |
| 2 | Ronni felt herself wince in the face of his sudden anger , but at the same time , finally , she understood something . |
| 3 | Immediately afterwards , Oliver felt himself lifted onto one of the beds and he sank into a deep sleep . |
| 4 | The diluting of the industrial strategy was a classic Wilsonian operation , as Bernard Donoughue remembers : ‘ I 'm sure that Tony Benn felt himself betrayed by his Prime Minister because the moment the word got around , as it rapidly did in Whitehall — and the Cabinet Office made sure that it got around — that the Prime Minister was not giving his support to Tony Benn , then the civil servants began to back off from their minister . |
| 5 | ‘ No , not really , ’ said Constance , and Scarlet felt herself concurring in an age-old belief that , when it came to the point , the closing of ranks took precedence over the wellbeing of the stranger within the gates . |
| 6 | Lisa felt herself falter at the dark note in his voice . |
| 7 | Nutty felt herself flinching at the dreadful truth put into such forthright speech . |
| 8 | Late 1940s Britain like early 1980s Britain felt itself strapped for cash . |
| 9 | His voice deepened , and Kate felt herself melt in response as his heated body at last touched hers again . |
| 10 | Kate felt herself gripped by a familiar chill . |
| 11 | Christina felt herself relaxing with Elaine , and was enjoying the company of another female for the first time in weeks . |
| 12 | Nicholas felt himself flushing despite the bitter day . |
| 13 | Maura felt herself smile in response . |
| 14 | At this , Rosie , Katie , Heather , Isabel and Clara felt themselves put upon their mettle , and they swerved round , slowly , to expose their disdainful faces . |
| 15 | He glared at her again , as if she were to blame for everything , and Robyn felt herself tremble beneath his icy gaze . |