Example sentences of "sucked [adv prt] a [adj] breath " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ferd sucked in a deep breath . |
| 2 | He sucked in a deep breath . |
| 3 | He sucked in a deep breath , closing his eyes momentarily . |
| 4 | Mahoney sucked in a deep breath , preparing himself for the next round of questions . |
| 5 | Donna sucked in a deep breath and headed for the stairs , intent on getting a clearer look at what was going on outside . |
| 6 | She sucked in a deep breath then looked up , squeezing her eyelids tightly together as if to clear the fuzziness which clouded her vision . |
| 7 | Julie 's hand was shaking as she pushed the key into the ignition but she sucked in a deep breath and started the car , checking her rear-view mirror both for approaching traffic and , more particularly , for that Granada . |
| 8 | Jesus sucked in a deep breath . |
| 9 | Bernice sucked in a deep breath , searching for a tell-tale smell — and there it was ! |
| 10 | Furious that a rare kind word from Nathan Bryce could so easily demolish the façade of efficiency and confidence she had worked so desperately hard to maintain , she blinked hard and sucked in a deep breath . |
| 11 | She sucked in a deep breath . |
| 12 | Her heart gave a strange flip inside her ribcage , and she sucked in a deep breath to steady herself . |
| 13 | Fran sucked in a deep breath , fighting the double urge to weep with relief and slap the smile off his mocking face . |
| 14 | She sucked in a huge breath , then let it out slowly again . |
| 15 | A board creaked beneath her feet and she sucked in a startled breath . |