Example sentences of "and he felt the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Sister Cooney opened the French windows and he felt the air sweet on his face .
2 But the weather was mild and encouraging , and he felt the pull of the North , and the need for high ground .
3 A shell scored a direct hit on a petrol tank , and he felt the wave of heat from fifty yards off .
4 The air stung his face and he felt the ground 's iciness creep into his feet through the soles of Miles ' relegated gum-boots .
5 She murmured something to him , some affirmation of love , and he felt the vibration of her voice strike through him .
6 A door banged and he felt the vibration of footsteps and smelt cigarette smoke .
7 Gabriel could see his own shadow , the shadow of his peacock wings , spreading out over them , and he felt the heat of the sun beat on his back .
8 And then he was passing beneath the huge , towering Gates , and he saw how they stretched above him into infinity , and he felt the timelessness of the great Prison descend on him like a huge , unseen weight .
9 He was deadly pale , and he felt the room spinning round him .
10 They went through him and out the other side , and he felt the frost wither his insides , like an early runner bean .
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