They all stopped in apparent distress to see the scene now unfolding on the staircase.

They occasionally touched, only to part again without any apparent emotional distress.

Clearly bemused by his apparent distress, she leaned forward, elbows resting on the table, and closed her eyes.

About 150 people remained out on the street after midnight, in apparent distress about the injuries.

They are not especially musical, he said without apparent distress.

She sipped her chocolate again with no apparent distress.

The child's apparent distress would be sufficient to assure her of his good offices.

He was pulled up after a mile in apparent distress and unsaddled at the furlong pole.

There was no sign of his distress apparent in his voice.

The last three finishers were virtually eased and finished in apparent distress.