Sentence examples for at tense from inspiring English sources

Bronco stands at tense attention.

An original score by the film composer Christopher Lennertz swells at tense moments in the action.

That sort of thing comes in handy at tense times like the Tonys in June.

Developing countries agreed to mitigate their emissions at tense negotiations in Bali, Indonesia, at the end of 2007.

The Hall of the Gibichungs is dark and cramped but has a well-stocked bar so characters can pour themselves a drink at tense moments.

He was by her side, or behind a curtain, at tense public meetings, and rolled back her decision to take for the department half of any money saved by principals during the year.

A close look at tenses tells us that topic situations do not always coincide with the situations described by the main predication of a sentence.

Both sides claimed victory in a conciliatory but at times tense news conference at the gallery.

That was voted down, but at a tense public hearing at the National Assembly activists who spoke against the legislation were jeered and heckled.

By Wednesday night the mood among protesters at the Triple S was, at first, tense.

Britain's former ambassador to Washington told the inquiry that such a deal had been "signed in blood" at Crawford.Mr Blair looked tense at the beginning.