In the hall, she paused at the bottom of the stairs, torn between her desire to escape and good manners.

Yori says that he is torn between his desire to protect this relationship and wanting to destroy the sin of it.

Corbett heard her out, torn between his desire to sleep and excitement at what he had discovered.

I thought, torn between my desire to take her out to lunch for a heart-to-heart and my need to slap some sense into the woman.

She is torn between her desire to learn the truth about him, and the idea of helping him create his new life.

Prince Dutiful looked torn between a boy's desire to make things happen and a monarch's need to consider all decisions carefully.

Danny is also torn between his desire for a singing career and the temptation to join a street gang.

Both men appear torn between their desire for higher wisdom and their eagerness to see.

Victoria is a complex person, torn between her nobility and her desire for freedom.

All he could do was nod, torn between his desire to know more about his past-every-thing possible, as a matter of fact.