He is simply a shiver looking for a spine to run up

That was nice to hear, a little shiver down the spine, actually. It's been a little while since I've had some action in this barn.

I have to admit that a shiver runs down my spine when I see Newcastle struggling at the moment,

As the hours crept by, the afternoon sunlight bleached all the books on the shelves to pale, gilded versions of themselves and warmed the paper and ink inside the covers so that the smell of unread words hung in the air.

When he drove (Woodall) over in that last period, I just felt tingles down my spine and I was looking forward to my match.

You see, before I became prime minister, the Australian prime minister only attended ever two meetings in the world: the British Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting and the South Pacific Forum.