11.   I had gritted my teeth during the tales of murder and Mayhem committed by drunken hoodlums from north Belfast.

12.   Rescue workers here have little choice but to grit their teeth and get on with the grim task of recovering the bodies.

13.   Rory gritted his teeth, pulled.

14.   She gritted her teeth and made it to her room in spite of everything.

15.   Sometimes the best you can do is grit your teeth and remind yourself that this will all seem funny some day.

16.   The rest of the group shouldered their bags, gritted their teeth and set off.

17.   Gritting my teeth, I did my best to stifle one or two remarks.

18.   There is going to be hardship, but we have to grit our teeth and get on with it.

19.   Alex clenched her fists and gritted her teeth.

20.   Eric gritted his teeth and vouchsafed them a few more drops of brandy.