Each waited for the other to surrender to the imperative need to do something to end me tension wearing away at their nerves.

There was something in his tone that dug at my nerves.

Since late the previous afternoon, something had niggled at his nerves, never coming clear enough to identify.

However, the very fact that the birds were quiet nibbled at his nerves.

The uncertainty was wearing away at everyone's nerves, as conditions in the city deteriorated.

Other people's noise just wears away at my nerves.

The sounds of agony coming through the door behind him gnawed at the Duke's nerves.

Something in the unruffled peace of the scene tore at my nerves.

He laughed at his own nerves as he began to pace again.

The danger of another fatal plunge tugged at her nerves.