Each time, Leroy Davis' nerves reacted sharply and the four people kept their eyes trained on the gun in his hand.

Our shattered nerves no longer reacted.

Doctors often can predict the potential success of surgery by how nerves and muscles react to the injected medicine.

Every nerve in his body reacted to her nearness.

His nerves reacted like taut steel rope under pressure.

Perhaps his nerves were not reacting properly, perhaps he had already lost consciousness.

Claudia jumped up and put her hand on his, snatching it away as her nerves reacted as if she had touched a live wire.

Not a muscle moved; not a nerve reacted.

It was like having pins thrust into him so quickly they were gone before his nerves could react.

Her nerves reacted against the constriction seemingly by doubling their feeling, action and counter-action becoming the same.