Only the first, Marclay's, was allowed to appear without fanfare; all the others were keyed up by the continuity announcer, as though we might drop dead with shock if Radio 4 dared to weird up its schedule.
"The players were keyed up, the spectators agog over the drama that might unfold before the final curtain".
Serra was keyed up, buoyant.
He is keyed up, searingly focused.
He was keyed up, of course, but he talked in a refined way.
The game at Stamford Bridge, however, was no ordinary one and Dembélé, like many of the players, was keyed up to the point of combustion.
Driven by his supercharged ambition, they are keyed up and tenacious, surrounded by what he called, later, a "Goliath's armor of brazen metric".
Like Angel, Oswaldo is keyed up, lonely, and bewildered, it seems, by all that has gone wrong, not only in his world but in the world at large.
"He's been training exceptionally well and was keyed up for a big start to the season," Wolves coach Tony Smith said.
Today, I'm keyed up to get into street fights with Nazis.
