Example sentences of "drew a long [noun] [coord] " in BNC.

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1 Mrs Feather drew a long breath and let it out .
2 He stopped and drew a long breath and I stared at him and said : ‘ Are you serious ? ’
3 The man drew a long breath and spoke clearly .
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 Taking comfort from the thought , she drew a long breath and Giles turned .
6 Her face was pale and her voice was as cool as ever , but there was sincerity in her eyes , and Sophie drew a long breath and put out her hand .
7 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 . ’
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