Example sentences of "catch [pron] breath at " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite her fear she caught her breath at such beauty . |
| 2 | Looking back on that moment now , she felt it tremble before her , round and perfect as an overfull drip , and she caught her breath at the thought of its transitoriness , its shimmering beauty , and suddenly whispered to herself , ‘ I am happy , ’ as if she feared it might not last forever . |
| 3 | Then she caught her breath at the evidence of his arousal , but he stayed so still that , fascinated , she touched him , and felt the jerk of his response as she stroked and encircled his warm , hard flesh in an investigation that was both shy and bold . |
| 4 | Breathing can be affected : people suffer from shortness of breath or panic attacks in which they are unable to catch their breath at all ; stress may bring on asthma attacks if people are prone to them . |
| 5 | Dr Neil , coming into the parlour where McAllister was permitted to knit and sew , caught his breath at the sight of her with the doll . |
| 6 | If he 's never caught his breath at the sight of your crooked smile , or felt his heart lurch with love at the sound of your voice , or watched you walk across a room and wanted you and finally found out that you return his feelings , then he 's a poor man and I 'm the richest man in the world . |