Example sentences of "she drew a long " in BNC.

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1 She drew a long breath , twisting her hands .
2 Annoyed with herself , she drew a long hissing breath as she gritted through tight lips , ‘ Really , I do n't know why I 'm revealing all this to a complete stranger — somebody I 've only just met — ’
3 She drew a long , shaky breath .
4 When finally he released her she drew a long breath and mumbled inarticulately into his shirt front , ‘ I do n't know what 's wrong with me .
5 She drew a long breath .
6 She drew a long breath .
7 Taking comfort from the thought , she drew a long breath and Giles turned .
8 She drew a long , furious breath .
9 She drew a long breath .
10 She drew a long , angry breath .
11 At last , seeing the impatient glint in his eyes , she drew a long breath and said , ‘ I 've been thinking things over — thinking very deeply — and I 've come to the conclusion that your idea of merging our two practices is , after all , the most sensible solution to our problem . ’
12 She drew a long breath .
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