"nerve" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- 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.
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