I was very keen on seeing again the old place where in my young days I used to spend such happy months, and my enforced waiting soon became almost intolerable boredom.

Why shouldn't I be as keen on my preparation as he is on his, when we're going out to the same work?" "You should, Marciayou should," J.W. agreed, vigorously, "and we're proud of you; aren't we, Marty?

"Let her live as long as she likes," Reginald declared, "if she's so jolly keen on it!"

The average German is not keen on exercise in the tropics, he will be carried by sweating natives in a chair or hammock where Englishmen on similar errands will walk and shoot upon the way.

Vessels going westward from England are not much the U-boats' concern, nor are the U's, I guess, particularly keen on wasting torpedoes on passenger ships.

"I'm not so keen on your precious tea," he said, seating himself again.

"You see, I was keen on the religious life.

That's what Adair was so keen on.

One night, however, Tommy, being precocious and, as we discovered afterwards, keen on seeing life, took advantage of parental absence to clamber to the entrance of the nursery and, losing his balance, toppled over into the garden.

Or maybe Brede was out on no particular errand, but simply from pure zealho, he was mighty keen on his duty of late, was Brede!

It isn't his letters he's so keen on, if you notice, Captain Clephane; it's his Daily Mail, with the latest cricket, and after that the war.

Those gunners were a very self-contained, happy throng; they all lived together like a family, and were all very keen on their job.

I wondered what subtle argument he could have used to make the sheikh so keen on baiting his hook with the school proposal.

He developed into a Loop-hound, ever keen on the scent of fresh pleasure.

She's very keen on horses.

Even though the offer of chief reporter was not tempting, I was not keen on working under Narayan.

He's not so keen on Merle, but he won't admit it.

Here was the English mechanic, matter-of-fact, keen on his job, with an alert brain and steady nerves; and with him was the Lowland Scot, hard as nails, with uncouth speech and a savage fighting instinct.

It was quite a pleasant little party in the battle zone, and there was a discussion on the subject of temperance, led by an officer who was very keen on total prohibition.

But the ranchman came to the rescue, saying: "From all Larry and Tom say, I don't reckon he'll be keen on hunting.

"Young Lambert is a bookworm, your Honor," suggested Pyot, who was keen on the business, seeing that his zeal, if accompanied by success, would surely mean promotion; "there'll be ink and paper in the cottage....

"That is what I think," said he; "and for that reason I am more than ordinarily keen on making something of it.

"I am as keen on plotting them as you are, and, besides, I want to see how it is done.

" The Master remained utterly impassive, eyes keen on the in-rushing track, now close to its abrupt ending over the vacancy of space.

'What made ye stan' me a slider, an' a champion tea, an' they nice sweeties, an' a best sate in a pictur hoosewhen ye wasna extra keen on ma comp'ny?' 'Dear knows.