He could understand her anxiety, of course, just as tensions were almost certainly running high for every member of his crew.

"If you were liable to spoil at any time you could understand my anxiety."

"You can understand my anxiety that, even after four years and three months, the inquiry is progressing so slowly," she said.

I understand his anxiety over other matters, but I feel this was not right.

Can understand your anxiety - we are halfway round our trip but didn't want to leave things 'hanging' when we got back.

I entirely understand my hon. Friend's anxiety on that point.

Mother understood my anxiety and went with me.

Never mind me, You must understand our anxiety.

"We'd really better hurry back," she said and, because she did not herself understand her compelling anxiety, added, "The others might be there by now."

The thing was he could entirely understand their anxiety.