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Warning bells started ringing in her head as she sensed that something was wrong. ☊ bell ☊
She could feel a lump in her breast. ☊ can ☊
I felt there was a certain coldness in her manner. ☊ certain ☊
desire to do sth: She felt an overwhelming desire to return home. ☊ desire ☊
You could feel the earth shake as the truck came closer. ☊ earth ☊
Cathy was really feeling the heat. ☊ feel ☊
We all felt the force of her arguments. ☊ feel ☊
He felt a hand on his shoulder. ☊ feel ☊
feel sb/sth/yourself doing sth: He felt a hand touching his shoulder. ☊ feel ☊
He felt the sweat running down his face. ☊ feel ☊
feel sb/sth/yourself do sth: I felt something crawl up my arm. ☊ feel ☊
We felt the ground give way under our feet. ☊ feel ☊
I could feel my heart pounding in my chest (= because of excitement, etc.). ☊ heart ☊
He could feel the heat of the sun on his back. ☊ heat ☊
She felt a light tap on her shoulder. ☊ light ☊
She felt he was watching her every move. ☊ move ☊
observe (sb/sth): I felt he was observing everything I did. ☊ observe ☊
He felt a sharp pain in his knee. ☊ pain ☊
He felt the pull of paternal love. ☊ pull ☊
I think I felt a drop of rain. ☊ rain ☊
The industry is feeling the effects of recent price rises. ☊ rise ☊
Looking at all the accusing faces, she felt a sudden urge to run away. ☊ run away (from sb/...) ☊
Polly felt a sharp pang of jealousy. ☊ sharp ☊
The shock of the explosion could be felt up to six miles away. ☊ shock ☊
She felt the sting of tears in her eyes. ☊ sting ☊
He felt a tap on his shoulder and turned round. ☊ tap ☊
The boy was afraid and the dog had sensed this. ☊ this ☊
She felt the warmth of his arms around her. ☊ warmth ☊