Example collocations logo

Anxious in sentence

743 examples of Anxious in a sentence

And at last he felt anxious on noticing Jeanlin, who was prowling about in the midst of the bushes, stupefied to see him up there.
But he did not turn away, standing at the same place with his eyes on the house, anxious as to what was passing within.
But the ladies became anxious.
Anxious to see Ned Land at work, Commander Farragut authorized him to make his way aboard the Monroe.
With panting chests and anxious eyes, we each would observe the cetacean's movements.
For my part, I stared at them with anxious eyes, as if they were already missing a limb or two.
Secretary of State under the Restoration, the Marquis, anxious to re-enter political life, set about preparing for his candidature to the Chamber of Deputies long beforehand.
Emma at first felt a great astonishment; then was anxious to be delivered that she might know what it was to be a mother.
Charles had not appeared particularly anxious to see him again, and Leon did not know what to do between his fear of being indiscreet and the desire for an intimacy that seemed almost impossible.
He appeared himself breathless, red, anxious, and asking everyone who was going up the stairs—"Why, what's the matter with our interesting strephopode?"
"But why," he thought afterwards as he came back through the streets alone, "is she so very anxious to get this power of attorney?"
She brought roses to her breast from Yonville, which she threw into his face; was anxious about his health, gave him advice as to his conduct; and, in order the more surely to keep her hold on him, hoping perhaps that heaven would take her part, she tied a medal of the Virgin round his neck.
Then she remembered the day when, all anxious and full of hope, she had entered beneath this large nave, that had opened out before her, less profound than her love; and she walked on weeping beneath her veil, giddy, staggering, almost fainting.
Then he had all his children brought down, anxious to have the physician's opinion on their constitutions.
She made him anxious, however, for she coughed sometimes, and had red spots on her cheeks.
He had been anxious to find a safe hiding-place for his books and his Cross of the Legion of Honour.
But the sense of pride that he derived from the contact of garments so different from those which he was accustomed to wear caused him so much excitement, and he was so anxious to conceal his joy that all his gestures were more or less abrupt and foolish.
Since, though he did not admit it to himself, he was extremely anxious, he committed this plan to writing.
But before he arrived at the good cure's house, heaven, which was anxious to shower its blessings on him, threw him into the arms of M. Valenod, from whom he did not conceal the fact that his heart was torn; a penniless youth like himself was bound to devote himself entirely to the vocation which heaven had placed in his heart, but a vocation was not everything in this vile world.
Tanbeau, who worked in a room apart, having heard of the favour that was being bestowed upon Julien, was anxious to share it, and that morning had come and set up his desk in the library.
The Lieutenant of the 96th realised that M. de Beauvoisis was anxious to fight; he wished also, diplomatically enough, to preserve for his friend the advantages of the initiative.
He was anxious to meet, notwithstanding his friends the dandies, the celebrated Philip Vane, the one philosopher that England has produced since Locke.
'First of all, what made you say, at the ball at the Russian Embassy, that there are in France three hundred thousand young men of five and twenty who are passionately anxious for war?
It arose once more from the former Imperial General, who desired the Blue Riband, and was anxious to appear among the compilers of the secret note.
'I ought perhaps to blame myself,' the abbe said to himself, more anxious than angry.
She could speak of nothing but the strange sacrifices which she was anxious to make to save him.
It was much better not to give away any details before their time, as in that way K. could only be influenced unfavourably and his hopes might be raised or he might be made too anxious, better just to say that some individuals have spoken very favourably and shown themselves very willing to help, although others have spoken less favourably, but even they have not in any way refused to help.
It was easy to come to the belief, not only for those of an anxious disposition, that it was impossible ever to finish it.
He remained a long time sitting in this way, not knowing what it actually was that made him so anxious, only occasionally did he glance, slightly startled, over his shoulder at the door to the outer room where, mistakenly, he thought he'd heard some noise.
Just then, a little voice, tender and anxious, called out from under the door, "Titorelli, can we come in now?""No," answered the painter.
BackNext