The jury sat tense and alert; there was no boredom now.

She had wrapped her blankets round her, but she still sat tense and wide-eyed.

Marjorie sat tense and silent beside him, twisting the control that swept the starboard spotlight in a wide half-circle on her side of the car.

Throughout the country the listeners sat tense and alert.

I sat tense and ready to jump from the chair if she chopped off too much.

The crowd sat tense and silent, marvelling, perhaps, at the courage of this naked wild-man.

They sat tense, white and plainly frightened.

She sat tense and silent, shaken by the implication of his words.

In the seat the pilot sat tense and anxious, trying everything he knew to get her off.

The pilot sat tense and motionless, waiting for the last moment to try to pull her off the water.