The survivors making a desperate effort, finally succeeded in reaching the boats.

With a desperate effort I sat up in my bed and replied-

And with a desperate effort he succeeded in getting on his knees.

With a last desperate effort the deer vaults over the brushwood fence.

Her admiration made a desperate effort to express itself appropriately in words.

And with a desperate effort he threw her into the next room.

But the Numidian king had nerved himself for one last desperate effort.

Ken made a last desperate effort, and managed to force it open.

She made a desperate effort one day to talk to her mother.

By a desperate effort he managed to roll over on his side.

With a last desperate effort, he flung the sword from his hand.

I will make one more desperate effort by mail, which please await.

With a final desperate effort Peter Slade tried to gain first place.

A desperate effort was made to retake them, but to no avail.

Acting on a brave spirit, this thought nerved him to desperate effort.

He slapped the boy's cheeks in a desperate effort to revive him.