Half way to the corner, Paul was stopped by a numbing shock that floored him.
Having got over the first numbing shock of the Russian announcement, he felt apprehensive.
The numbing shock that had sent his muscles into painful spasms disappeared.
There came the numbing shock of that same beast smiting the sea beyond them as he returned to his element.
The knowledge struck him with a numbing shock.
He hit with a numbing shock, so his vision starred in flashing colour and light.
So what happened to her on the afternoon of May 28th came as a numbing shock.
A numbing shock shot through his ankle, sudden forewarning of agony about to come.
He felt a sudden numbing shock, a blow upon his righttemple.
By the time she arrived home, the numbing shock of seeing the dead woman was deepening rather than wearing off.