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Sentence Examples Each player is focusing on the task ahead, anxiously waiting to get his hands on the red ball. An epilogue wonders anxiously how the audience have liked the play, assuring them it was intended only to please. She anxiously put a hand to her bangs, fixing imaginary strays and adjusting the many colored, chunky plastic bracelets on her arm. The sight of the outfield player anxiously pulling on an outsized goalkeeper jersey is too rarely seen in these days of substitute goalkeepers. Heart still knocking against her ribs, she strode anxiously to the front door, rising up slightly on her feet to peer through the hole. He chewed his lip anxiously as he scanned the street from the wide doorframe of the barn. Altair shouted as he was thrown to the ground with a heavy thud, his horse pacing anxiously beside him. When he'd anxiously come into work a few days ago, he'd expected the campus to be swarmed with police. In the fall of 2003, U.S. officials watched anxiously as a potent guerrilla resistance rose across broad swaths of northern and central Iraq. He agreed with her to begin, having met Mary, but that did not stop him from anxiously shaking his head and sweating quite profusely. The rest of the day went by rather slowly for him as he waited anxiously for the hour hand to tick to three. She hovered over her father, cleared a path for him, scanned the small crowd anxiously. Summer said anxiously, patting her straight blond hair into place and batting her eyes rapidly. Writers have noted this closeness between reading and writing, rather less anxiously than Eliot's essay does. So often we anxiously anticipate certain releases only to find ourselves disappointed when they fail to match our expectations. The co-hosts glanced anxiously at each other, and the cameramen grimaced sympathetically. Colleagues and comrades over the years were in a jubilant mood at the party anxiously awaiting presentations. I anxiously stood up, clutching the towel to my middle, and spread out my palm in a conciliatory gesture. They then entered the inner sanctum, where the assembled worshippers were anxiously querying their offspring about the status of their bladders. The feet are particularly detailed, with their curled toes and arched insteps anxiously paddling the empty air. Show More Sentences Ewood Park is an all-seater stadium but few stayed seated as fans stood anxiously, knowing either side could lose. I was woken, however, by the light of a candle being held aloft above my face, and the sight of Gerald peering down at me anxiously. They'd been waiting anxiously for the right opportunity, knowing that they'd never be able to beat the gunslinger in a straightforward fight. Mutti motioned anxiously to Sophie, who bustled towards us with a pair of heavy greatcoats. Thousands of Bolton teenagers are anxiously awaiting the release of their A-level exam results on Thursday. In fact, as I was anxiously thinking these thoughts, a couple aced us out of the last table in the screened-in porch. A mother is still waiting anxiously for news which could set her on the route to having a designer baby to save her son. In the emergency room, draped surgeons paced anxiously alongside empty gurneys. Workers waited anxiously for news about whether they would have to forgo their paychecks. These letters reveal the eager young composer fretting anxiously over arrangements. She watched anxiously out her daughter's bedroom window as Jack dug a three-foot hole in the backyard. I had been anxiously awaiting this DVD for some time, based on TV spots I had seen. We are anxiously awaiting the results from your studies as we continue to conduct our own. We were huddled close to the radiator in our dining room after Sunday lunch waiting anxiously for him to relay the story of the game. These letters reveal the eager young composer fretting anxiously over arrangements for the premiere of the work. The space agency is anxiously awaiting its first manned flight in two and a half years, but will weather rain on NASA's parade? She had made a rubbing of the writing and was anxiously trying to decipher it. His horse saw them, though, and tugged anxiously at the reins, shying away. He lowered his eyes to the table, anxiously fiddling with the stem of his wine glass. They were so large I thought at first they were bear tracks, and I spent the rest of the day anxiously glassing the cliffs above. Show More Sentences This event is anxiously awaited every year by those Pattaya folk who know how to shop for a great bargain. We were anxiously awaiting him trying to pass the ball off the backboard to himself for his 10th assist. He was looking around anxiously, glancing up the stairs and towards the kitchen. His head kept twisting back anxiously as they marched him out of the house, barefoot. On the deck below Maria heard the poor dog scratching at the wooden planks anxiously. With a nearly unreadable signature, Jerry signed his name and anxiously took his seat at the back of the room, polishing his silver-painted tuba. Instead, he waited eagerly, anxiously, praying and hoping for his son's return. Two fine, brown horses anxiously pawed at the cobblestone as Julius lent his hand to help me in. We are on the balls of our feet, like tennis players awaiting service, anxiously twiddling our sticks. Her cat mewed at her anxiously and snarled at Cameron, who snarled right back. Pat anxiously rapped on each of the windows, concerned that occupants of the home might have been trapped inside. When shiploads of contraband disembarked at Mississippi River towns, they were often outnumbered by the employers who anxiously awaited them. As we returned from our journey we found them halfway down the hill, waiting patiently if anxiously for us at a crossroad in the path. I just got so tired of anxiously crossing and uncrossing my legs and looking away from the screen. She cast about anxiously for Alina and upon sighting her on the second story let out an earsplitting whinny. I looked anxiously at the door frame, wondering if this was such a good idea after all. Other newcomers might recognise some of the crossroads and roundabouts I have found myself anxiously negotiating on the journey so far. I anxiously await the final volume, which will cover principally borates, carbonates, and sulfates. They have bred a fly to eat the borer insect and are now waiting anxiously to see if the fly itself causes problems. Jane wibbled anxiously in her wheelchair, which creaked ominously underneath her bulk. Show More Sentences The mare, having heard the same noise, gave a nervous snort, stamping her hooves anxiously. Darren waited anxiously as he heard the stomp of hooves and a little neigh which he knew belonged to the foal. I wondered just how many stings I could take, as I anxiously scanned the surface for the float sac of a Portuguese man-of-war. They have about 1,000 ewes plus lambs between them and are anxiously watching them for signs of the disease. Then there is a series of slowly rising and rapidly, anxiously strummed bass notes. He anxiously glanced back over his shoulder and saw that the dark silhouettes of countless stumbling figures were pouring into the car park after him. Dozens of tearful family members huddled at the Surabaya and Singapore airports, anxiously awaiting news of loved ones. She had been there as my mother and I sat with him around the clock, sleeping by his bedside, anxiously checking his vitals. As much as she wants Four, she anxiously awaits the physical intimacy that this desire is pushing her towards. As she was anxiously awaiting her open-carry permit, she began shopping for a purse that would fit her weapon. They eye the door anxiously, convinced that at any moment, a Pakistani or Iranian intelligence officer will come barging in. Instead of our bodies having to work double-time to sift out the nutrients from food that is wolfed down anxiously, what if we gave our bodies an easier time of it? Not daring to start the engine, he released the brake and pushed the bike back to the supermarket where Emma and Michael waited anxiously for him. Ben Collins waits anxiously for the jury to return a verdict in his trial. He sits quietly, anxiously waiting for me to begin my questions. Meanwhile, he is wide awake, anxiously pacing about his garden. Thereafter she always inquired anxiously about the health of her students. They were both waiting anxiously for the new baby to arrive. She was beckoning to me, looking around anxiously, and I was batting people out of the way, but as I approached I saw her look up at someone beside her. On Saturday night residents in Chapel Street and Meeting Street anxiously watched as torrents of water poured down the Chapel Hill and the Back Lane. Show More Sentences Vicky's eyes darted anxiously and there was a spark of fear. Months of anxious waiting and nail-biting tension came to an end this week for more than 2000 local students who were anxiously awaiting the big occasion. His feet were unshackled, however, and tapped anxiously on the floor. As the glasses clinked and the people chatted about cheeky Cabernets and perfect pinotages, representatives of the wine producers waited anxiously to be put to the test. Back in newsroom, subs anxiously await copy that they must check, correct and cut to fit their assigned pages, while Caroline, 16, puts the finishing touches to the paper. Personally, this sheds light on the hours I spent as a child fidgeting anxiously between my momma's, grandma's or aunt's knees while they parted, greased and plaited my hair. The Oedipus stage manager paces anxiously by the footlights. In the chilly, predawn hours in Sao Paulo, Brazil, more than 1,000 people mill around a parking lot, waiting anxiously to have their picture taken. I bit my nail anxiously as I waited an eternity for Mom to answer. The twins continued sitting there, their hearts drumming anxiously. Between bands, the crowd wandered around, anxiously awaiting the headline act. As doctors reacted anxiously to 'spectacles' of regulation and media headlines, they practised more defensively. He mounted, carrying the only perspective glass the vessel possessed. The captain watched him anxiously as he took a long look. I reported the crewman's after-takeoff checks complete and stared anxiously at the radarscope until I saw the familiar outline that defined home. On Sunday, the world will anxiously await these character's final fates. Father-of-three Tony Gouldbourne, from Fazakerley, was anxiously waiting the outcome of ransom talks between oil bosses and hijackers. Meanwhile, the friends of the unfortunate exile, far from resenting his unjust suspicions, were stirring anxiously in his behalf. He anxiously awaited the arrival of pen shell, flown in specifically for our photo shoot. The mezzobrows dart about anxiously from one little exclusive picture gallery to another. In a flurry of action, loadmasters do what they do best on a C-17 Globemaster III as they wait anxiously on a busy tarmac. Show More Sentences Doctors had to cauterise blood vessels in his nostril to stem the flow while his dad, Stephen Vallily, of Grove Hill, anxiously hoped it was not a flare-up of the disease. Nevertheless, with the impaneling of a new grand jury in November 2005 to receive additional evidence in this matter, Washington is anxiously awaiting further indictments. As Oedipus anxiously relates, years ago he had received a similar prophecy and fled down the highway from Delphi, away from his presumed birthparents in Corinth. Since leaving that band fans of his clearheaded horn playing have been anxiously awaiting some new recorded music, and Jay Walkin' shouldn't disappoint. Tasteful colour scheme, recalling in a nice way the happy reign of beige and cream before Llewelyn-Bowen and his mob got us anxiously rag-rolling the breakfast nook. Examples from Classical Literature She took every precaution, and Ruben watched over her anxiously and tenderly. Meanwhile Pierre had listened anxiously, his ferrety little eyes shifting from face to face. Often and anxiously the cabalist shot a glance at his companion, and then again relapsed into reverie. I watched her anxiously, both on my own account and that of grampus and the men with him. A sirvente by an anonymous troubadour shows how anxiously he was expected in Languedoc. The Sioux looked anxiously toward the west, expecting to see a company of their foes racing along on the trail of running dog. Every spadeful of earth was carefully examined, and the probe thrust down anxiously and with great caution. Shorty queried anxiously, as Smoke broke a third egg and dexterously thrust him back with a stiff-arm jolt on the breast. The Count looked round anxiously for the coming of his risotto, and, behold! The boy from Awarua waited anxiously for the latest election return from the islands of the Cyclades! Meanwhile Jimmieboy is anxiously waiting for Christmas to see if it will bring him the windable writer. He then, instead of giving the anxiously expected order to advance, commanded the whole to debark. Mrs. Glynde was anxiously glancing towards Dora, who was nicking the nose of a sportive kitten with the tassel of the tea-cosy. Jack groaned and Rosemary, patiently holding a bleary-eyed cat for Sarah, looked at him anxiously. And she searched anxiously for words which might be set dramatically, descriptively. The time had come when he must put his fortunes to the test and keno awaited him, anxiously. We looked anxiously around us, but no motion could be observed in the bramble. Yet he was the boy to whom Mrs. Roberts' desires had gone out the most anxiously. Lets turn down the light and hide behind the velour portires, whispered Anne, anxiously. Monday morning, Baartock was down by the side of the road, waiting anxiously for the school bus to arrive. Show More Sentences Fergusson remained for a full hour and a half at the telephone exchange, anxiously awaiting any further corroboration. He has twined his arms round her lissome figure, and is gazing anxiously into her eyes. He watched her anxiously, quick to approve her merits as she displayed them. Long, anxiously, and prayerfully did that mother and sister wait for his return. Colonel yate was perturbed by this Gorgonzolaesque phrase, and anxiously inquired to what species of cheese it referred. Then, when he did appear, he was questioned anxiously as to whether he had brought his tuning fork safe with him. The men of the last group were now looking anxiously at their wristlet watches, which had been carefully synchronized. Chester looked anxiously at his watch for the twenty-seventh time that morning. By this time, our yaws and Jack's undiagnosed illness were so bad that we were anxiously waiting for the steamer. As Randal spoke thus at length, he watched anxiously his patron's reserved, unrevealing countenance. I shouted across the pool to mercer, who was watching anxiously. She had been crying, I could see, but when I opened my eyes she smiled, peered at me anxiously, and sat down on the foot of my bed. Gard, who had been anxiously watching them from amidships, approached. The instant she was out of the room, Griggs turned to Garson anxiously. Heaven knows how anxiously I sought to fulfil that solemn vow! Tom was anxiously watching the barograph, to note their height. Seeing that Traddles now glanced anxiously at my aunt again, I reminded him of the second and last point to which he had adverted. The thin woman, watching brander anxiously, approached and seized his arm. But most KFCs have winding queues of chicken quaffers, anxiously waiting in Iard-Iumpy lines for their deep-fat injection. They shrank down in fear, and quested anxiously about with their eyes for a way of retreat. Show More Sentences He jumped to his feet, his eyes snapping, and he looked eagerly and anxiously at Professor Bumper. The conjuration which they had been anxiously seeking was found. As soon as Jack was able to go below, he inquired anxiously for Smedley. Parents Kitt and Trinny watched anxiously at her bedside, hoping against hope for signs of improvement. I was looking anxiously for some iris roots I planted here, close to this reservoir, and which some one has trampled upon this morning. Jane lay anxiously and restlessly in bed with a feverish headache, wondering how her sister could manage without her. We in the dinghy, as well as those on board, were listening anxiously. The little ones were silent, but they looked anxiously at eyebright. The robin used to secrete himself in a bush and watch this anxiously, his head tilted first on one side and then on the other. The little dealer in smoked meat put the question anxiously. But if a door opened suddenly I would look anxiously at the incomer. Peering anxiously at him was the broad, swarthy face of Uncle Ingemar. Penny inquired anxiously as she stopped the interne in the corridor. We anxiously waited until kalong and Ned could interpret for us. On the occasion corresponding to this four years ago, all thoughts were anxiously directed to an impending civil war. Rip watched the repair anxiously in the light from koa's belt. Jim lagged forlornly behind, and it was very anxiously we watched him. She raised them up, looked earnestly at them, twined them around her thin fingers, and looked from time to time, anxiously at her father. He only asked Macao anxiously what we were going to do with him. Many looked anxiously at the clock in the tower of the town hall. Show More Sentences He ran on at top speed with Murgatroyd trailing anxiously behind. Ronald asked, anxiously, when the Ojibwa had finished his tale. Whenever this occurred, although it proceeded only from goodwill and a desire to see the king and queen, Anne looked at D'Artagnan anxiously. This anxiously from pale, starved-looking little Miss Wiggin. Uncle Henry sat upon the doorstep and looked anxiously at the sky, which was even grayer than usual. James and Sir wilfrid Bury came anxiously to join the group. The worshipper waited anxiously for the decision of the priest. Suddenly he became quiet and bent toward her anxiously, penitently. She was shading her eyes from the sun with her arm, looking anxiously down the road. In her palace the rani anxiously awaited news of the surrender. So anxiously looked forward to, charged with such consequences, its results so impenetrably hidden though so near. Again it circled, anxiously, now, as if the time for alighting were short. Wragge, with a pile of small parcels hugged up in her arms, anxiously waiting the issue of the dispute with the cabman in the street. Micawber so anxiously, in his vacillations between an evident disposition to reveal something, and a counter-disposition to reveal nothing, that I was in a perfect fever. However anxiously we may wish that these complaints had no foundation, the evidence, of known facts will not permit us to deny that they are in some degree true. The women heard it, and, looking anxiously out, saw, far in the rear, on the brow of a distant hill, a party of men looming up against the red-streaked sky of early dawn. As I wandered about, seeking anxiously for some means of escaping from this trap, I observed that the ground was strewed with diamonds, some of them of an astonishing size. Do you not see how the old man who drives a cart looks anxiously about? The travelers anxiously regarded the upright, flexible figure of the young Mohican, graceful and unrestrained in the attitudes and movements of nature. The Registrar laughed, the barristers laughed, the reporters laughed, the serried ranks of the miserable depositors watching anxiously every word, laughed like one man. Show More Sentences Rebecca kept leaving her post at the sink to bend anxiously over the basin and watch her progress, while uncle Jerry offered advice from time to time. Jim came out first, and carefully assisted out his old mother, who clung to his arm, and looked anxiously about, as if she expected the pursuer every moment. He looked anxiously away towards the town and began to mumble. The young gentleman, after anxiously feeling his shirt-collar as if it were his pulse and he were hypochondriacal, observed, 'That he had heard it noticed by fellers. Find more words! 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