Example sentences of "he felt for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He felt for the monocle dangling against his shirt front and tumbled it between his fingers , over and over as though telling a Rosary . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | The tenderness he felt for the child was equal to , if different from , the tenderness he felt for his mother . |
| 4 | That 's your — ’ he felt for the word ’ — facilities . ’ |
| 5 | He felt for the receiver and held it gingerly to his ear . |
| 6 | But love was what he felt for the stranger who 'd thrust herself upon him . |
| 7 | Then he felt for the pain in his neck . |
| 8 | He felt for the light switch . |
| 9 | He felt for the bedside table with his left hand , remembered why the right one was all bandaged up , and switched on the light . |