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52 examples of Nervously in a sentence

K. was able to quietly watch everything as nobody paid any attention to him, the office director took over as leader of the conversation as seemed to be his habit once he had been called forward, the lawyer listened attentively with his hand to his ear, his initial weakness having perhaps only had the function of driving away his new visitors, K.'s uncle served as candle-bearer - balancing the candle on his thigh while the office director frequently glanced nervously at it - and was soon free of his embarrassment and was quickly enchanted not only by the office director's speaking manner but also by the gentle, waving hand-movements with which he accompanied it.
He replied with a few bland phrases which the Italian received once more with a laugh, passing his hand nervously and repeatedly over his blue-grey, bushy moustache.
They nervously joined glasses with the others, examining one another, surprised and alarmed to find themselves there, face to face.
It rests solely, wholly, and entirely with you.''With me!' ejaculated Mr. Pickwick, rising nervously from his chair, and reseating himself directly afterwards.
Mr. Pickwick had never held any personal communication with Mr. Winkle, senior, although he had once or twice corresponded with him by letter, and returned satisfactory answers to his inquiries concerning the moral character and behaviour of his son; he felt nervously sensible that to wait upon him, for the first time, attended by Bob Sawyer and Ben Allen, both slightly fuddled, was not the most ingenious and likely means that could have been hit upon to prepossess him in his favour.
The fat boy looked from the pie-dish to the steak, as if he thought a favour must be in a manner connected with something to eat; and then took out one of the half-crowns and glanced at it nervously.
'Nothen's the matter with me,' replied Joe nervously.
'Wery good.''For vich reasons,' continued Sam, plucking nervously at the brim of his hat--'for vich reasons, he's drawn it out to-day, and come here vith me to say, leastvays to offer, or in other vords--''To say this here,' said the elder Mr. Weller impatiently, 'that it ain't o' no use to me.
A flush stole over Miss Sutherland's face, and she picked nervously at the fringe of her jacket.
Nick's fingers closed on the hand with which she nervously clutched the pommel of her saddle.
He leaped up and marched about the room nervously.
She laughed nervously.
she laughed nervously, glancing at Kate."Dekho!
"What can I tell you about him?" she asked, and her fingers played nervously over the stops of her typewriter.
'Keep your hands quiet, Grisha,' she said, and again took up the rug she was knitting, a piece of work begun long ago, to which she always returned in times of trouble, and which she was now knitting, nervously throwing the stitches over with her fingers and counting them.
She felt her eyes opening wider, her fingers and toes nervously moving, and something inside her stopping her breath, and all the forms and sounds in the swaying semi-darkness around struck her with unusual vividness.
I am not jealous; I trust you when you are here near me; but when you are away, living your life, which I don't understand...'She turned away from him and, managing at last to disentangle her hook, with the aid of her forefinger began to draw the stitches of white wool, shining in the lamplight, through each other, the delicate wrist moving rapidly and nervously within her embroidered cuff.
He was just now manifesting unmistakable signs of impatience, nervously pacing up and down, and unable to stand still for a moment.
He made himself known as a London detective, told his business at Bombay, and the position of affairs relative to the supposed robber, and nervously asked if a warrant had arrived from London.
"But the steamer leaves at noon!" observed Passepartout, nervously.
Sombreros and red shirts and plumed Indians were rarely to be seen; but there were silk hats and black coats everywhere worn by a multitude of nervously active, gentlemanly-looking men.
"Why," said Andrew Stuart nervously, "if I should see him, I should not believe it was he.""The fact is," resumed Thomas Flanagan, "Mr.
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