Once they learn of their son's crime, their initial horror is almost immediately replaced by a frantic desire to cover it up.

Scrambling, screaming, falling over each other in their frantic desire to get away, they poured down the stairs.

After oblivion came only the frantic desire to retreat back into unconsciousness.

Everyone had some theory and no plan beyond the frantic desire to reach his unit.

A frantic desire to free himself took possession of Kemp.

Haardt had a frantic desire for adventure, but within reasonable limits.

He pushed himself to his feet and ran with a new, frantic desire for freedom.

From deep in his loins he felt frantic desire.

In her presence, meeting her eyes, instantly my desire, no longer frantic but sane, was awake again.