1.   Stephen, lying in a shellhole with Byrne, felt his body tense with hatred at the sound of them.

2.   They stared silently at the impenetrable curtain surrounding the ship, and each face was tense with anxiety.

3.   His face was tense with concentration as he worked to remove tiny splinters of bone.

4.   Tense with anticipation, Juliet climbed into the car beside him.

5.   Tense with resentment, Virginia rounded on the inert man by the pool.

6.   Tense with anger at first, she suddenly burst into scornful laughter.

7.   Aranda guards the wicket with big red leather gloves, tense with concentration.

8.   Even after the strike was called off, the capital, Bujumbura, remained tense with sporadic gunfights.

9.   Oprah Winfrey, who seemed tense with expectation throughout dinner, was the first to stand, raising an arm and letting out a scream.

10.   Six months before the Games in Seoul, the situation was very tense with students protesting in the streets.