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Meanings of nervous apprehension in English

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Usage of nervous apprehension in English
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Baxter shaved and dressed hastily, for he was in state of nervous apprehension.
Something New
2
To Chauvelin the day had been one of restless inquietude and nervous apprehension.
The Elusive Pimpernel
3
Her fear was merely an unreasoned and nervous apprehension of ridicule.
A Mummer's Wife
4
So do I. Mr. Orne was displaying more acute nervous apprehension.
When Egypt Went Broke: A Novel
5
Away anxiety, away nervous apprehension, away fatigue, away responsibility, away Wilhelm!
Letters to Helen: Impressions of an Artist on the Western Front
6
Her face was very pale, and her large eyes were full of nervous apprehension.
A Prince of Sinners
7
But his friend above on the balcony displayed the most nervous apprehension of being seen.
The Blue Pavilions
8
As we picked a safe passage towards the coast, nervous apprehension turned to wide-eyed enjoyment.
The Guardian
9
Her heart was quaking, however, and she kept moving about her skin-shod foot with nervous apprehension.
The Princess and the Goblin
10
She was physically exhausted, stricken with grief and in a near-constant state of heightened nervous apprehension.
The Guardian
11
From this point onward Blake's diary shews a mounting tide of insidious horror and nervous apprehension.
The New Annotated H. P. Lovecraft
12
He found her at the piano, where improvised melodies had been working off her nervous apprehension.
The First Soprano
13
She was quivering all over with nervous apprehension.
Rosa Mundi and Other Stories
14
Leinster House is a place of moods and the mood on Wednesday was one of nervous apprehension.
The Irish Times
15
She saw an expression of nervous apprehension come into his face as he glanced at her veil.
The Woman with the Fan
16
There was a desperate gleam in his eye and an air of nervous apprehension hung about him.
Mass Effect: Ascension
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