Other times she would tense, listening, watching, every nerve strained.

Her nerves strained tighter as she realized there must be real danger out there.

Phao and Akela were on the Rock together, and below them, every nerve strained, sat the others.

His nerves strained to their limits by the events of the morning, Gilbenstock pulled open the drawstrings.

His nerves badly strained by the stop and go, Jeffrey answered the intercom.

Trotter leaned forward, listening, waiting, with every nerve strained.

He could only wait, hunched up under the thickly crossed branches, passive when his nerves strained for action.

Every nerve, every muscle in his body strained for complete alertness.

Then it was that Leonard forgot his caution, as under such circumstances a man, with nerves already strained to breaking point, well might do.

Instantly I was on the alert, every nerve strained to watch her.