Example sentences of "he take a [adj] breath " in BNC.

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1 The cold wind ruffles his hair and makes him flinch for a moment , but it is refreshing after the stale warmth of the house , and he takes a deep breath or two on his way to the garage .
2 So another over full of effort from David Lawrence , he takes a massive breath and then heaves himself off some distant corner of the field .
3 He took a shuddering breath , then felt the pain spear through him again .
4 He took a long breath , becoming severely practical before he got out of his depth .
5 He took a long breath .
6 He took a long breath then shrugged .
7 He took a deep breath and opened the door .
8 He took a deep breath and headed down , the sergeant , two constables and Miss Williams in his wake .
9 He took a deep breath before he spoke as if to keep himself calm .
10 He took a deep breath , and drank a glass of water in one go .
11 He took a deep breath , and managed to smiled .
12 He took a deep breath , coughed yet again , and picked up one of the sheets of paper before him .
13 He took a deep breath .
14 He took a deep breath .
15 Reflexly , he took a deep breath , and climbed down further .
16 He took a deep breath , primed the fuse , and leapt around the corner , arm raised .
17 As he placed it slowly down on the table , he took a deep breath .
18 He took a deep breath and gazed squarely into Kirov 's eyes .
19 Now he took a deep breath and forced himself to keep calm .
20 He took a deep breath ; perhaps it was better this way .
21 He took a deep breath .
22 He took a deep breath and went after his master , knowing the explanation ahead would not be easy .
23 He took a deep breath .
24 He took a deep breath and sipped some of the flat champagne .
25 He took a deep breath .
26 He took a deep breath , then another , like a diver about to plunge into the depths , and nodded .
27 Straightening up , he took a deep breath and .
28 He took a deep breath , knowing the answer .
29 He took a deep breath , wedged his shoe under that head and began to heave the thing over on to its front , bracing his hand against the railing .
30 His shoulders rose as he took a deep breath like a diver about to plunge .
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