nervously

Looking nervously and irritably about him, he walked in as though he were afraid of everything in the great room he had entered.

He twists his hands nervously as he stumbles over letters, trying to make them add up to whole words.

"Chemical analysis of the matter, Jim? " Adams asked, nervously spinning the chair in front of him.

Jack nervously moves away from her as Gaines orders him to wait for his contact.

When Xiaoqiu was performing on the stage , Shiqi looked at her nervously , as if to fear that she would have a bad performance .

He gave his acceptance speech on stage nervously after he reconfirmed his win and started weeping when he arrived backstage.

There was no sound save that of Gerhardt rocking nervously to and fro in the kitchen.

Down the corridor, Ted Heath was waiting less nervously in his own office, accompanied by his old friend, Lord Aldington.

When he took a gun out everyone backs away nervously.

moment the door closed, had begun to put on her clothes swiftly and nervously .

A pale young man made his way forward, very nervously. One of his eyes was twitching.

" He blinked his eyes nervously and ducked his head as several voices in the crowd said thin#s like " Good fellow, lack.

Collins found a cigarette, brought his lighter to it and paced nervously around the small, cheerless room.

Ronan pawed the ground nervously. "I'm sure Firenze thought he was acting for the best, " he said in his gloomy voice.

When he took a gun out everyone backed away nervously .

As for Aunt Pitty, she was nervously trying to stifle a belch, for the rooster they had had for supper was a tough old bird.

I had now resorted to pacing the floor of the office. I nervously played with strands of my hair and tried to think of something I could do.

"Easy, Bells, " Charlie said. He turned to Alice nervously. "She looks a little sick. Do you think she's going to make it? "

We could do nothing but wait, wait nervously for the day they decided to choose as Judgment Day.

Then I began to ask D how he thought about it nervously, he said, well, it's okay, but it looks very different.

"I keep to myself, " she says, nervously smoothing the sweater on her toddler. "And I go to bed early. "

They show up in the early-morning hours: Chinese men and women, waiting silently and somewhat nervously outside of Apple stores in New York.

I found him in the corridor nervously pacing up and down.

But as I tried to listen to their easy chatter, I was terribly uncomfortable, waiting nervously for the moment he would arrive.

And I can see that every time she came, I nervously space "stopping by" , I heard not at all.

He nervously played with a paper clip and pretended to read a report I had prepared on how I would build my business if I was hired.

Jennie came, and seeing who the visitor was, she stepped nervously out in the hall and closed the door after her.

"I'm sorry, Miss Scarlett, " he said and shuffled his feet nervously.

On the trading floor in London, investors are nervously looking to events across the Atlantic.

At a nearby farmhouse, dogs barked nervously, as if this strange light had wakened evil spirits in the weeds.

Hurstwood went toward the car and stepped nervously on. As he did so there was a pistol shot. Something stung his shoulder.

Karen Lodrick ordered a latte at Starbucks while waiting nervously for the bank on San Francisco's Market Street to open.

Adams asked, nervously spinning the chair infront of him.

The Army officer stood by and nervously looked around, not knowing how to comfort my mother but unable to leave the sad moment.

He laughed nervously at George's outburst and said maybe the chances of a second prosecutor were only fifty-fifty.

I nervously put the biscuit in my mouth, and decided to leave.

Her huber, Bill, standing nervously nearby as IT were transferred since the gurney to the hospital bed.

Both of her hands were now fumbling nervously with the piece of metal; then her shoulders shook.

Dogs nearby farmhouse barked nervously, as if this strange light had wakened evil spirits in the weeds.

Dogs at nearby farmhouse barked nervously, as if this strange light had wakened evil spirits in the weeds.

I threw a peanut his way. He edged up, grabbed it nervously, and ran off.

All this explains why the scientific community is so nervously excited about epigenetics.

Her husband, Bill, stood nervously nearby as she was transferred from the gurney to the hospital bed.

She gulped nervously, as if the question bothered her.

As the Election Commissionprepared for polls, the public watched nervously to see whether Mr Koirala orMr Prachanda would blink first.

He's a meat importer by trade and his communications advisor fidgets nervously every time he opens his mouth.

At this point, all I could do was to laugh nervously.

Their country may not be a proper democracy, but the Kremlin is still nervously responsive to shifts in the national mood.

There is so much strength in the family, says his wife, who laughs nervously.

Many first-time parents nervously try to warn their children off touching dirt, which might be responsible for the spread of disease.

Troopers hustle the hapless duty guard to Norton's door as he fumbles nervously with a huge key ring .

Mrs Parsons' eyes flitted nervously from Winston to the children, and back again.

As we passed, my driver warned nervously that the area was under electronic surveillance and stopping or slowing down would not be prudent.

Oxford prefers to call them women but these were unmistakably girls, children, chattering brightly, chiming nervously.

She was complimenting me in a soft, steady voice, while I chattered nervously about everything that came to mind.

As I said, Intel smiles, perhaps nervously, though, because the trend lines are favoring those ARM tablets and smart phones.

His fingers flexed nervously around the knife concealed in the folds of his cape.

And then she did it up again nervously and quickly.

Then he turned to look at Ron, who was watching him almost nervously, as though waiting for his opinion.

The younger detainee, who wore a faint moustache, shuffled his feet nervously, not knowing what to say.

She places the sample into a small device to measure Michael's glucose. Michael nervously awaits the results.

Carefully, and not a little nervously, he ran his fingers over the fine leather cover of the book, swiftly opening it.

Her husband, Bill, stood nervously nearby as she was transferred from the gurney2 to the hospital bed.

Her eyes flickered nervously in anticipation.

This week America must wait nervously to find out whether the deal will be enough to save its credit rating.

Nervously, the boys joked amongst ourselves as the DJ began to play songs over the loud speakers.

The clerk rested his hands nervously on his knees.

He trotted nervously along the steep bank for a while .

Nervously I glanced around to be sure I wasn't being spied on and stepped into the room carefully shutting the door behind me.

as I grew more sure I wouldn't be part of his plans, I nervously shoveled food into my mouth without actually tasting anything.

The occasion was a solemn one, and he wondered a little nervously how she would carry it off.

He had to nervously wait until he felt the nation was able to accept Mrs. Camilla Parker Bowles.

He lit his last cigarette and began to smoke it nervously.

Britten walked away from the trunk, running the fingers of his left hand nervously through his hair.

"My name is Stonebreaker, sir" he said nervously.

"Get me a whisky now bitch! " screamed the parrot, and she hurried off rather nervously to get it.

The Master or Bema. I asked him nervously if I could take pictures when he was chanting.

Curiosity kills the cat, muttered the custodian as he nervously descended the stairs.

And so, at 21, she finds herself in a doctor' s office in a Tokyo high-rise, lying on an operating table with her fists nervously clenched.

By now, all through the crowd there were men holding the small folded papers in their large hand. turning them over and over nervously Mrs.

The tourist hesitated and glanced nervously toward the far eastern end of the hallway.

Fifteen minutes later my mother called and nervously asked, "Paul, everything is OK? " I explained to her perfectly.

Then suddenly, I got up , walked across the room, nervously pushed her newspaper aside and said, 'Alice, I love you.

Emmons threw away a gold medal on his final shot when he nervously pulled the trigger a split second too soon.

Once again, he started probing for the signs of life as my wife and I nervously held our breath.

She saw him stare at the coals glowing red through the crevices of the stove and run his fingers nervously through his hair.

Jack snickered nervously and leaned back in his chair.

Sellers of protection will be watching nervously for a wave of corporate defaults as big economies slip into recession.

One wonders if it made his audience shift nervously in their seats.

He seemed very shy, and ordered black coffee and smoked nervously as the young people chattered about sleeping on beaches.

Europe waits nervously as lawmakers in Washington continue to wrangle over a $700 billion rescue package for U. S. financial institutions.

Ministers and their departments are gathered nervously at the edge of a cliff.

Treasury and White House officials waited nervously.

Margaret was sitting nervously upright on the edge of her chair.

"Okay, well, " she'd replied nervously, "I'm five-five, blonde, and I'll be wearing a purple dress. "

However, international investors have been reacting nervously to reports of slowing growth.

They walked on through the dense, dark trees. Harry kept looking nervously over his shoulder.

I introduced myself, and he nervously grabbed his tax. The entourage disappeared to the back dressing room.

At one point during these exchanges, President Bush made a bad moment worse for himself by nervously looking at his watch.

Rather than sitting in the corner nervously wondering what it takes to top 8, you naturally begin to take things one step at a time.

Paulson's move made a big impression in foreign markets, which have been nervously eyeing the condition of American banks.

But the organisers said that some of the invitations had been nervously declined.

During the financial crisis, western companies stuck nervously with the leaders they knew.

Investors could be forgiven for nervously eyeing governments' huge debt piles and the possibility of rising prices.

Which is weird, because it's probably been a long time since you nervously eyed the clock while on the phone with your granny in Smallville.

Another hour spent more or less waiting. . . meanwhile listening to Miss Daisy's engine nervously. . . will the "new broken" sensor hold up?

Let go of me! ' he squeaked nervously.

Yet even Belarus, previously a reliable Russian ally, has reacted to the August war by nervously putting out feelers to Brussels.

He opened cabinets and slammed them closed, stretching his lanky frame and nervously running a hand through his thick, unruly curls .

Some candidates giggled nervously as they waited for the interview.

He opened cabinets and slammed them closed, stretching his lanky frame and nervously running ah and through his thick, unruly curls.

Then watch as they nervously demur, citing state laws, cost, and fuzzy hospital policies.

To counteract the discomfort that inhabit the anxious person, she bites her fingers nervously and manipulate objects.

AS BANKS tumble like skittles, customers across the world are eyeing their cash nervously.

No wonder Beijing reacted nervously to public pressure for more transparent and accountable governance.

and he walked past us. He was looking nervously over his shoulder.

The Doctor shaded his forehead with his hand , and beat his foot nervously on the ground.

Lenovo has, in the space of three years, lurched from looking into the distance to peering nervously over its shoulder.

So the parents hid in the nearby closet and waited nervously. Peeping through the keyhole they saw their son arrive.

He looked nervously about when I call for Watson to join us as I leap to the spirits.

The City is now nervously awaiting the US reaction to the situation in Dubai.

Hotels which nervously hung a modest rebel flag in their lobbies four days after Tripoli had fallen are now draped in them.

Paiko smiled nervously and said nothing.

Most of the men who were waiting were pulling nervously on cigarettes.

The king looked askance at the fall of Hosni Mubarak in Egypt and nervously at the turbulence in Syria across his border.

After the hurricane in New York City, nervously preparing for the city government has opened 91 shelters for residents to escape.

Some are nervously wondering if this upbeat mood could prove equally illusory, or herald another bout of volatility.

Relax spirit , pacify nervously and avoiding evil spirits to employ the wealth, relieving anxious mood .

She starts to blush. He nervously looks at the ceiling and whistles softly to himself.

We are thinking nervously and seriously whether our colleges are failing to provide a foundation in the skills currently needed in industry.

But more than two in five nervously refused to express a preference; many may abstain through fear.

During a raid on a Chicago bar he once shot a customer in the chest at point-blank range simply because he smiled nervously.

Mr Weinstein says they suffer from "diminished-giant syndrome" , nervously watching the economic rise of China.

Last time I played that show our tour manager got arrested so I'm nervously excited.

Sheldon: We're going to be late. I'm pacing nervously.

I have breathed nervously for this love for a long-term, and I will never let this love glide regretfully again.

The former Bordeaux man is embarking on a first ever festive programme and admits he is approaching it somewhat nervously.

He scratched the stump of his wrist nervously.

The Chimney Sweeper and the Shepherdess waited for his answer nervously.

During an episode broadcast June 27, Huang Han, the mild-mannered psychologist, sat on stage and nervously adjusted her headset microphone.

My son and other family members were excitedly and nervously looking forward to the coming of the final interview.

He laughed nervously and asked me what I meant.

China's human rights record has gotten worse, as its autocrats nervously watch the Middle East uprisings.

Fifteen minutes later my mother called and nervously asked, "Paul, is everything okay? "

He nervously looks at the ceiling and whistles softly to himself.

Leyla stopped walking and laughed a little, nervously.

As other traders received word on their multiple six- or seven-figure bonuses, I nervously awaited my turn.

They were ready an hour early, so we sat in the living room chatting nervously.

That's still one-eighth of U. S. military spending, but the Pentagon is nervously checking its rearview mirror.

Showing up more than 15 minutes early, alluding to financial problems and nervously tapping your fingers will only hurt you.

A woman in expensive clothes nervously presses her lap dog against her body as she reads a letter with intense concentration.

one of them was glancing nervously around.

To be nervously irresolute in acting or doing.

At some point the market will pause for breath, leaving central banks and traders eyeing each other somewhat nervously.

No problem, fair once heard, miss, we quit. "The ever since match publishes a king to nervously say. "

Down below, the mare paced the small enclosure and snorted nervously.

We crept silently and nervously like prowling cats, making our way towards the entrance.

Mrs. Peters : ( Nervously . ) I don't think we ought to touch things .

She was gnawing her nails nervously.

I introduced myself, and he nervously grabbed his tux .

One Host -- Yeah, I'm looking forward happily to Steve Martin, and nervously to Alec Baldwin.

"Wrap it up, " insisted his customer nervously. "That's what I want. "

I nervously stared into space for what seemed like minutes until I regained my composure.

Ruth listened and started nervously at every passing footstep .

"All I got is Ensure, if anyone's drinking. " My team smiled nervously.

At lunch, those who went to the embassy meeting came back, and my husband and others went nervously back to work.

The first bird to eat this repellant move about nervously and frightening away the rest.

Foreigners with families in Tokyo have reacted most nervously.

"Nothing, " said Miss Elvers, while some smiled and stood nervously by.

I saw the man walking nervously up and down.

Some 57% per cent of respondents nervously said they were undecided.

eg: The girl twitched nervously at her collar.

The widening valuation gulf between Asian and Western stocks has a lot of investors nervously eyeing the exits.

And the man they point to as their labor leader says nervously that he knows nothing about a strike.

She waited nervously for his anger to subside .

Those nervously inclined see plenty of reason to fret.

I took out my walled and nervously fumbled for the pictures of my family.

I took out my wallet and nervously fumbled for the pictures of my family.

In the short run, markets are nervously watching dry weather in South America.

The annual Animal Games to begin, the animals are nervously prepare them.

'Uh . . . where are we going with this? ' he asked nervously.

He answered the question nervously.

The man looked nervously at the officials still absorbed in their discussion and then back at Uttama-sloka and me.

Then, nervously, she headed up the street, where there is a police call box.

Alive restless, nervously, erratic, he is. The so-called pure in heart, discard redundant, only need to take.

She marries him. She worries, and eyes him nervously, with sorrow.

Her companion shifted nervously behind her.

Embarrassed, they look away. Nervously, they steal glances at each other, averting their eyes when they see the other one looking back.

keeping a weather eye on it ( him ) nervously in front of the computer , for fear that a modicum of indiscretion would arouse his antipathy.

That rocket pack may make folks nervously eye the "no smoking" signs.

Susan swallowed nervously.

JAKE nervously grips the surcingle of the mare.

They listened nervously for hours for any prowling steps.

Jorkins giggled nervously. My father fixed him with a look of reproach.

The rest of us chuckled nervously.

Ten minutes before the appointed time, he sat nervously outside her office.

We secured the safety belts, waiting nervously to take off.

And they will watch nervously as the last American soldiers leave.

She fluttered nervously about, going from room to room.

The speaker dallied with his pen nervously.

At that point, we'll all be admiring the view with copious outpourings of oohs and aahs, or nervously crapping our collective pants.

I'm sure many readers out there are eagerly -- or nervously -- asking "Will there be spoilers? "

He nervously assumed a stiff pose next to the fireplace.

She puffed at a cigarette nervously.

She bobbed her head nervously.

Max bit his lip nervously . The knocking was repeated.

The new students contemplated each other nervously.

Harry and Ron looked at her nervously.

When I nervously entered the breakfast-room I looked up at a black column!

"My son's and wife's test results haven't come out yet, " he says nervously.

Sucre waits nervously on his bunk.

Nervously the Chinese came back to the field to abating hostility, and camped among specially selected Chinese villages.

She ran her fingers nervously through her hair.

Manche watches nervously from the window, but can't wait any longer. He grabs the cable and climbs out.

He shifts nervously in his seat.

Nervously I nodded, not believing him.

"What can I do? " the pilot asked, his eyes darting nervously to the controls.

Drums his or her fingers or fidgets nervously.

"No, really, I can't, uh . . . " Gil said nervously. The school bell rang. Launchtime was over.

Staff the venue layout nervously.

But like everyone else, it still has to watch nervously from a distance.

Meanwhile the teacher had gathered the 25 children around her, and at the appointed moment I nervously danced into the middle of the circle.

He twitched nervously at his tie .

He glanced nervously at his watch.

A disheveled-looking Ms. Stewart nervously took questions in front of about 30 television and video cameras.

At that, the airman nervously reached over and buttoned the colonel's shirt pocket.

Liz laughed nervously.

He hovered nervously in the doorway.

The man glanced nervously at his watch.

who had paused to restart his lawn mower, look up nervously.

The students looked nervously from one to the other, and then at their Master whose eyes shone back with intensity of purpose.

"I know, " I replied nervously. "But we teach school here, and we thought that maybe you would sell it to someone planning to settle. "

That is why most private equity executives are nervously watching the US and global economy.

He and Watson greeted each other nervously, afraid to show any warmth in front of either Patrick and me.

I edged nervously past the dog.

nervously drummed on the table.

The horse's eyes also go wide and it HONKS nervously.

He doesn't sit back watching nervously as life whirls2 around him but prefers to jump into the middle of things and learn how to navigate3.

Smiling nervously, she bowed to him and left the room.

Perhaps the government was looking back nervously to the first Bersih march, in 2007.

He cleared his throat nervously. "Er -- Petunia, dear -- you haven't heard from your sister lately, have you? "

'Why, what do you mean? ' asked Toad, nervously.

Dogs, for example, are alleged to whine or bark nervously just before earthquakes strike .

He fluttered about the room nervously.

He paced the room nervously.

"Good-morning, " Mr. Button said nervously, to the clerk in the Chesapeake Dry Goods Company. "I want to buy some clothes for my child. "

"Mom? Are you okay, Mom? " her daughter asks nervously.

See me nervously pulling of my clothes and trying to look busy

"His hands flexed nervously as he spoke" (Mary McCarthy)

Her husband, Mr. Arif, a shy 25-year-old who speaks just above a whisper, nervously asked Dr. Desai, 'Why is this happening?