Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] a deep [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nicandra drew a deep breath . |
| 2 | Wendell Harvey drew a deep breath . |
| 3 | Maria drew a deep breath and expelled it slowly . |
| 4 | Rugby sank a deep shaft to masculine and sporting company and he drew on that for pleasure and refreshment throughout his life . |
| 5 | Hari drew a deep breath . |
| 6 | Her words touched a deep chord . |
| 7 | Lucy took a deep breath . |
| 8 | Rex took a deep breath , sprang out from hiding and drew down upon the boy in the business suit . |
| 9 | Jean took a deep breath . |
| 10 | Grimma took a deep breath . |
| 11 | ‘ It said — , ’ Sacco took a deep breath , his eyes bulged , and he attempted the foghorn mooing that was human sound : ‘ Bbbllllooooooooddddyyyee kkiiiddddddssss ! ’ ’ |
| 12 | Andy took a deep breath and patted my head , chuckling . |
| 13 | Hari took a deep breath and tasted the tang of salt in the air , soon it would be summer but she would be facing it alone . |
| 14 | Hari took a deep breath . |
| 15 | Shiona took a deep breath . |
| 16 | Shiona took a deep breath . |
| 17 | Corbett took a deep breath . |
| 18 | Manville took a deep breath , to let the implications of Hayman 's words sink in . |
| 19 | He spoke as a doctor but his words left a deep impression on my musical life . |
| 20 | The stoicism with which the Masai endured the harsh circumstances of their lives made a deep impression on the British , and the opportunity to share that hard life and thus to display to some extent their own possession of this admirable quality was part of Masailand 's attraction for many Englishmen . |
| 21 | Ruth drew a deep breath , summoned all her courage , and blurted out the question which had been churning in her mind day and night for some time . |
| 22 | Carol drew a deep breath . |
| 23 | Eva drew a deep breath , arrowed a quick prayer , and went to see all the people involved . |
| 24 | Ruth took a deep breath and summoned all her courage to put into words what she had decided after her sleepless night at Mrs Taylor 's . |
| 25 | Shannon took a deep breath , mentally counting to ten . |
| 26 | Fitzormonde took a deep breath ‘ The war in France was finished . |
| 27 | Chen took a deep breath then looked about him at the banks of monitors that filled every wall of the huge , hexagonal room , impressed despite himself . |
| 28 | Fenella took a deep breath and , leaning forward , clasped her hands about her knees . |
| 29 | ‘ I wish you would n't , ’ said Caspar , but Fenella took a deep breath and clambered on to the sacks and grasped the window ledge , rubbing a bit of the window pane clear . |
| 30 | Fenella took a deep breath and I noticed for the first time just how impressively she could breathe . |