Example sentences of "[noun] took a [adj] breath " in BNC.
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| 1 | ’ Ari took a sharp breath , which made Leila jump . |
| 2 | Lucy took a deep breath . |
| 3 | Rex took a deep breath , sprang out from hiding and drew down upon the boy in the business suit . |
| 4 | Jean took a deep breath . |
| 5 | Grimma took a deep breath . |
| 6 | ‘ It said — , ’ Sacco took a deep breath , his eyes bulged , and he attempted the foghorn mooing that was human sound : ‘ Bbbllllooooooooddddyyyee kkiiiddddddssss ! ’ ’ |
| 7 | Andy took a deep breath and patted my head , chuckling . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Hari took a deep breath . |
| 10 | Shiona took a deep breath . |
| 11 | Shiona took a deep breath . |
| 12 | Corbett took a deep breath . |
| 13 | Manville took a deep breath , to let the implications of Hayman 's words sink in . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Shannon took a deep breath , mentally counting to ten . |
| 16 | Turner took a long breath . |
| 17 | Fitzormonde took a deep breath ‘ The war in France was finished . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Fenella took a deep breath and , leaning forward , clasped her hands about her knees . |
| 20 | ‘ 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 . |
| 21 | Fenella took a deep breath and I noticed for the first time just how impressively she could breathe . |
| 22 | Kim took a deep breath , searching for a lull in the conversation , |
| 23 | Maggie took a deep breath , and made for the tent entrance . |
| 24 | Maggie took a deep breath . |
| 25 | Ana asked softly , and Maggie took a deep breath and tried to get a smile into her voice . |
| 26 | Rincewind took a deep breath . |
| 27 | Rincewind took a deep breath . |
| 28 | Rincewind took a deep breath . |
| 29 | Woodruffe took a deep breath . |
| 30 | Ronni took a deep breath . |