Sentence examples for strange nervous from inspiring English sources

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Ballard described the furore as "little England at its worst", symptomatic of a "strange, nervous nation".

Their impersonations emerge like some strange nervous tic, especially when they find themselves dining in the company of women.

In Alan Ayckbourn's A Woman In Mind (1986), his portrayal of the secretly admiring doctor of the unhappy heroine found memorable expression in a strange, nervous, grating cry.

But what makes "Modern Life" more than just another neatly accomplished collection from a neatly accomplished poet are two long, strange, nervous sequences: "The Future of Terror" and "Terror of the Future".

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Khan gives a strange little nervous giggle.

After our meetings I used to feel very strange; I felt restless, nervous.

The mood is strange; there's a nervous electricity in the air and a sense of subdued... something.

"People do strange things when they are nervous," says Hadley.

Thanks to Sevinçli, Vichy awakens from a strange dream, becoming brighter, more nervous, and evermore elusive.

The days spent on horseback were always a strange tangle of joy and nervous anticipation.

Hodges's partner, Holly Gibney, a "bundle of nervous tics and strange associations", subsequently socked Brady in the skull in order to prevent him from blowing up 2,000 children.

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