He straightened and winced as if his body protested.

The body protested, way out of shape for this, but again, the point wasn't health but effort.

She was old, though, and her body protested.

She fell back to the cobblestones as her body protested the additional abuse.

His body, stiff from fear and its cramped position, protested as he descended.

After only a fraction of the distance we would have to travel, my body was protesting, not exactly a promising sign.

With a snarl he flipped her over, his body protesting the loss.

She stretched and groaned as her body protested the movement, but the pain was not truly physical.

Sometimes it's better to push on through, no matter how much your mind and body may protest.

His bruised body protested, but he was used to ignoring it.