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Meanings of tense in anticipation in English

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Usage of tense in anticipation in English
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He held his breath, muscles tense in anticipation.
Avalon
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Kate sat tense in anticipation as the car moved slowly along a narrow drive lined with trees.
Millionaire's women
3
Wallander realised he was tense in anticipation.
Firewall
4
Every fiber of her being tensed in anticipation of the answer.
Secrets of a Perfect Night
5
She tensed in anticipation The locator's range finder read out zero.
The Complete Alien Omnibus
6
My body tensed in anticipation and was soon rewarded.
Succubi like it hot
7
Her belly tensed in anticipation as a thousand different sensations blazed to life at his touch.
Midnight hero
8
Her body tensed in anticipation of the worst.
Apocalypse of the Dead
9
Liesl, holding Nat's arm, tensed in anticipation, and Nat decided to intervene before things turned ugly.
The arms maker of berlin
10
Her ears twitched and her muscles tensed in anticipation of the cub's final leap onto the ledge.
Strange Sweet Song
11
Every muscle tensed in anticipation and she had to force her fingers to relax around the phone.
The player
12
She held her breath, tensing in anticipation.
Just the Sexiest Man Alive
13
Alexia tensed in anticipation, holding her breath.
Soulless
14
His body tensed in anticipation.
Radiant Shadows
15
Jeth's body tensed in anticipation, as if his muscles were threaded with strings pulled taut by the idea of danger.
Avalon
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He angled across the flat with his shoulders and upper back tensed in anticipation of being struck by a bullet.
Death angel