He had just torn one of his gloves in pieces in the effort to draw it on, and he was busily Exerting himself to get rid of the fragments.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
She was afraid of a kindly word, or of a mere friendly glance, lest it should break through the self control she had been Exerting.
"The Locusts' Years"
Mary Helen Fee
Perhaps you've been working, or Exerting yourself in some other foolish way.
"Fair and Warmer"
E. G. von Wald