It does not occur to some of them that our European neighbours have bigger things to worry about and might not be terribly eager to privilege Britain with such a one-sided deal.

Thelin looked down at his feet and his antennae hung droopily, the conversation having triggered memories that he was not terribly eager to share.

If you have a legitimate grievance against the Aulep, I'd be glad to listen, since they don't seem terribly eager to talk about it.

The colonel seemed terribly eager, almost anxious, to bridge the immense gap between himself and his Afghan hosts.

He moved toward her and she spun on him, sword at the ready, her grin terribly eager.

Whether "gut feelings" counted as a reasonable defense in France was not something Harvath was terribly eager to find out.

I remember being terribly eager but I seem to have drawn a blank as to why.

"G-G-Good," said Dunlop, terribly eager.

"You are terribly eager for someone who's about to die a truly horrible death," Raina said.

Although it's usually the case that subsequent murders provide new pieces to the puzzle, it's not a price I'm terribly eager to pay to flesh out my profiles.