He should have been at ease, but he wasn't as he turned his tall glass with nervous little jerks.

When they walked, their heads bobbed up and down in nervous little jerks, exactly like a chicken.

He looked away, and his tail started twitching in tight, nervous jerks.

When he stepped inside, she looked up with a nervous jerk, then settled her gaze on the floor by her feet once more.

He hitched up close, puffing with his eyes darting all over in nervous jerks.

His limbs gave a nervous jerk, he ducked his head.

With a quick, nervous jerk, he lit a match, then drew greedily on his cigarette.

Let me tell you," she said, speaking in nervous jerks, "it's always about the seventh day one begins to get anxious.

He answered with a nervous jerk of the handset, fumbling it.

The shrug was more of a nervous jerk.