1 Twice he opened his lips to speak to Mattie and found no breath.
2 Her breath in his neck set him shuddering again, and he almost sprang from his seat.
3 Mrs. Hale drew a deep breath, as though her memory were eased of its long burden, and she had no more to say; but suddenly an impulse of complete avowal seized her.
4 His breath in her face was strong with Bourbon whisky mingled with a faint fragrance of mint.
5 There was a cool recklessness in his face and a cynical humor in his mouth as he smiled at her, and Scarlett caught her breath.
6 She had never given him more than perfunctory courtesy before, and so the beaming smile of pleasure with which she greeted him and the two hands outstretched to his almost took his breath away.
7 Charles gave a swift look about him, drew in his breath, stiffened the muscles of his stomach.
8 Scarlett sank to the stool, her breath coming so rapidly she feared the lacings of her stays would burst.
9 She could and did love Ashley with the last breath in her body, but that did not prevent her from inveigling other men into asking to marry her.
10 Mrs. Merriwether's breath went out of her lungs as explosively as though she had been punched.
11 Mrs. Merriwether's breath had come back and she charged.
12 Dr. Meade, who had arrived out of breath, expecting to find Melanie in premature labor at least, judging by Aunt Pitty's alarmed summoning, was indignant and said as much.
13 A sullen "Yas'm" drifted up to her and she drew a deep breath, feeling suddenly ashamed of herself.
14 Noon came and the sun was high and hot and not a breath of air stirred the dusty leaves.
15 If she could only get one deep breath, way down in her abdomen.