I doubted that he could see the wood for the trees, though: his nerves seemed to be taking over.

Every nerve in Maud's body seemed to come to life simultaneously.

The nerves of both men seemed at the snapping point.

My nerves seem to be forcing their way through whatever tranquilization they have put us under.

Why did every nerve in her body seem to suddenly come to tingling life?

Every nerve in his body seemed on edge as the land cried out to him.

Every nerve in his body seemed to be jumping.

But your nerves always seem to get the best of you.

For the first time his nerves seemed to fail him and he found himself staring back at the crowd in the courtyard.

Then, at last, every nerve seemed to freeze in his body.