Example sentences of "feel [prep] [subord] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The odd thing was that , after he had entered the paint shop , he had felt as if a heavy wave of sadness had suddenly been lifted from out of him . |
| 2 | They had apparently felt as if a burden had been lifted from them and why tempt fate by attempting to get her back ? |
| 3 | You feel as if a group like the Spinners really mean it when they speak of tenderness and affection . |
| 4 | And yet now that he has passed away I feel as if a close friend has been lost . |
| 5 | I feel as if a bit of me had been chopped off . |
| 6 | But not one of them had made her feel as if a candle had been set to kindling within her . |
| 7 | As you look at the street , seeing movement and hearing none , you feel as if an unnatural deafness had come upon you . |
| 8 | I felt as if a huge gap had appeared in my existence , because one who had always been there was there no longer , and I should never see him again . |
| 9 | Hoomey felt as if a large black stormcloud had rolled off him . |
| 10 | As they stood on either side of the door looking at one another she felt as if a magic elixir was being created , ready to cure a disease . |
| 11 | When Virginia Woolf first read Lawrence , she said she felt as if a curtain had been thrown back , so she could see , clearly , for the first time , the intensity of family relationships . |
| 12 | When they reached the area where the shepherds had seen Horatia , Timothy felt as if a clammy hand had reached out and touched his spine . |
| 13 | Her heart began to thud erratically , and she felt as if a great weight was pressing down on her making it difficult to breathe . |
| 14 | I felt as if a cold grey hand had wiped itself across my face . |
| 15 | The noise from below battered her eardrums until it felt as if a high-speed train was roaring through her head . |
| 16 | I felt as if a little part of you was here with me . |
| 17 | My stomach felt as if a huge wheel lurched and turned inside it every time she moved . |
| 18 | She felt as if a hard , heavy fist had thumped her in the stomach . |
| 19 | Virginia felt as if a steel door had slammed shut inside her . |
| 20 | Driving back to Armscott Manor , Virginia felt as if a small bomb had been detonated in her life . |
| 21 | Ruth felt as if a blow had been delivered to her ribs with a mallet . |
| 22 | When she thought about the things he did they became even sharper , so that it felt as if an electric shock was passing right through the centre of her body . |
| 23 | She was surprised to find how calm and reasonable she sounded , for although she had expected no different , to hear Harry speaking so ardently of his love for another girl felt as if an icy hand were clutching her heart . |
| 24 | IT FELT as if an earthquake had just hit the City . |
| 25 | She felt as if an express train were speeding towards her — but her feet were set in concrete and there was nothing she could do . |
| 26 | The light seemed to fade from the brightly shimmering early evening as she heard him , and her heart felt as if an iron band was tightening mercilessly about it . |
| 27 | There was a short pause , during which Juliet felt as if an incredible weight had lifted from her shoulders . |