His knees and back protested as he knelt.

He rose awkwardly to his feet, wincing as his knees protested again.

My back ached and the right knee was protesting.

She rose, knees protesting, and edged next to the window.

My knee protested the moment I put weight on it and was turning a serious shade of blue.

He lifted his weight off the saddle a moment, and his knees protested.

Finally he had the entire rig set up and stood up, groaning as his bad knee protested.

My knees protested - they wanted me to find a ride to the nearest train station - but I decided to give it a go.

Rayford's knee protested a few steps from the top, and he limped to the door.

"Number One," he said, as he stood up from the command chair, his knees again protesting loudly.