Then she forced herself to relax, with an obvious effort.
It was only for an instant, then he forced himself to relax.
She kept her eyes shut and forced herself to relax.
Instead, after a moment she seemed to force herself to relax.
He tried to force himself to relax, but it didn't work.
He forced himself to relax and not hold his breath.
"I guess so," she tried to force herself to relax.
She took a deep breath, trying to force herself to relax.
It was only with an effort that she could force them to relax.
Bob knew he was simply trying to force himself to relax.