The main body of troops came behind us, a certain eagerness in their step despite the hour.

"There's a certain eagerness to see an event in her life which lowers her status," he added.

Winston took up his glass with a certain eagerness.

"I feel a certain eagerness to get things in place, to begin doing the work I was elected to do."

Only a certain eagerness to ensnare a new and obviously temporary business partner.

With a heavy heart, yet a certain eagerness, I tore it open.

The surprise became edged with faint respect, and a certain lonely eagerness.

With that came a certain eagerness.

Or is it perhaps a certain eagerness to have me gone?

'Good, good for there,' he mumbled, and then with a certain eagerness asked me whether I would let him measure my head.