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Example sentences for "being eager"

  • Pharnuches and the generals with him, being eager to drive him out altogether, followed him up as he was retreating towards the frontiers of Sogdiana, and without due consideration made a joint attack upon the Nomad Scythians.

  • He himself with the Companion cavalry marched along rapidly against the left wing of the barbarians, being eager to attack them in flank while still in a state of disorder, before their cavalry could be deployed.

  • When Naravahanadatta heard that, being eager to see her, he went quickly with his ministers to the foot of the tree.

  • Then all the gods speedily prepared for fight, and the other Asuras also, who had come to look on, did the same, being eager to conquer the gods.

  • For this reason they pushed forward the construction of their work with posterns and entrances and means of introducing the enemy, being eager to have it finished in time.

  • However, Alcidas gave this proposal as bad a reception as the other, being eager, since he had come too late for Mitylene, to find himself back in Peloponnese as soon as possible.

  • Soto, being eager to slay an Indian who particularly distinguished himself in this action, leaned forwards so much that he and the saddle fell off; but being bravely rescued by his men, he mounted again and returned to the fight.

  • Therefore he advanced from Melanthias, being eager by some glorious exploit to equal his youthful nephew, by whose virtue he was greatly excited.

  • He was older in virtue than in years, being eager to acquire all kinds of knowledge.

  • Arriving at the height which lies in the territory of Larinum, and is called Calena, he encamped round its foot, being eager on any terms whatever to engage the enemy.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    being alarmed; being built; being careful; being covered; being disturbed; being elected; being equal; being exposed; being from; being invisible; being modernized; being near; being nearly; being once; being permitted; being poor; being possessed; being prepared; being ready; being relieved; being separated; being somewhat; being under; being unwilling; being wounded; great size