make anxious
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He said: "The charges make anxious reading, in particular charge two. Both are serious matters."
From BBC ● May 18, 2017
He then turned to Pedro, and began to make anxious inquiries about the war.
From The Rover of the Andes A Tale of Adventure on South America by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
There was not a sound of a bell that did not make anxious hearts throb.
From Nuttie's Father by Charlotte Mary Yonge
He found time, amidst the warlike preparations constantly going on, to make frequent calls at her dwelling, and make anxious inquiry about her progress.
From The White Squaw by Mayne Reid
About two hours afterward, when the missing boy was being searched for, a man came to the Edison home to make anxious inquiry of the companion with whom he had last been seen.
From Edison, His Life and Inventions by Frank Lewis Dyer
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