| He had followed the instincts of the wilderness which bred him, straining every nerve and sinew, exhausting every subtlety and artifice to survive. |
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| Pain tortured every nerve and sinew in his body, and there were times of terrible collapse, when he was conscious of nothing save an intense longing to sink into the grave. |
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| He lingered over his ale and bread, wishing with every half-asleep nerve and sinew that it was a cup of strong, black coffee and a flaky warm croissant. |
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| Abroad we do battle with the world, and it is there we strain every nerve and sinew that we may stem a sea of troubles, and may not be carried away by the stream. |
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| There are layers of nerve and sinew and flesh that beg to be dissected and laid bare, not because such scrutiny improves the story but because it helps advance the cause of truth. |
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| He did it very slowly, as if he had to concentrate on untangling every nerve and sinew in its proper order, neither over-flexing nor under-flexing. |
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| When she came to, her body was numb from the shock of the lightning bolt and although she hadn't received a direct hit, every nerve and sinew tingled like a spectacular case of pins and needles. |
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| At 61, he channels the urge to be a winner that once drove him to score goals for England into making others stretch every nerve and sinew. |
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| New Zealand play with every nerve and sinew braced up to almost snapping point. |
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| Exhausted players stepping up one by one, holding nerve and sinew together for one last shot. |
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| If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew To serve your turn long after they are gone, And so hold on when there is nothing in you Except the Will which says to them: 'Hold on! |
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