Example sentences of "a long [adj] breath " in BNC.
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| 1 | Looking into her face he repeated her words on a long drawn-out breath . |
| 2 | He clenched and unclenched his hands , and took a long deep breath . |
| 3 | Rostov drew a long shuddering breath . |
| 4 | In the tense silence that followed , Tam and Lan , who had their faces to the wall , heard their father draw a long shuddering breath ; then the first crack of the bamboo cane rang through the quiet room like a pistol shot . |
| 5 | Siegfried took a long shuddering breath then went over to the bread tin , extracted a loaf and began to saw at it . |
| 6 | When his eyes moved to her mouth , she swallowed drily , then took a long shuddering breath that locked somewhere in her lungs as he pushed the mac from her shoulders . |
| 7 | From the back seats the Shermans heard Jacques suck in a long irritable breath . |
| 8 | Then , satisfied that the French would check their advance till they were certain no picquet line waited in ambush , he stared westwards towards the clouds and let out a long heavy breath . |
| 9 | She found a damp tissue in her pocket and blew her nose hard , then , taking a long shaky breath and resolutely straightening her shoulders , she got stiffly to her feet . |
| 10 | As the head snuggled into her and the thin arm came round her waist , Aggie drew in a long tight breath ; then when her own arm automatically went around the child , she closed her eyes tightly , because for the first time in her life she was feeling flesh close to her own . |
| 11 | 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 — ’ |
| 12 | She now knelt down by Robbie Felton 's side and tentatively , she put her hand inside his thick blue cloth jacket , then drew in a long slow breath when she could feel the beating of his heart . |
| 13 | The Doctor let out a long slow breath , and considered his options , since even if he succeeded in stopping Mait , there was always the risk of someone else finding this place the next time the stars were in the correct alignment . |
| 14 | The T'ang took a long inward breath , steeling himself , then spoke Tolonen . ’ |