verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a breathing exercise
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We do breathing exercises in my yoga class.
breathe a sigh of relief
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When he had left, Miranda breathed a sigh of relief.
breathe in the air
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She breathed in the cool mountain air.
breathe through your nose
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Close your eyes and breathe through your nose.
breathe/heave a sigh of relief
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United fans breathed a huge sigh of relief as Drogba's shot was tipped over the bar.
breathing difficulties
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She was taken to hospital with breathing difficulties.
breathing freely
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She was breathing freely .
breathing shallowly
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He lay there unconscious, breathing shallowly .
breathing space
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This deal should give the company some extra breathing room before its loans are due.
give...breathing room
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This deal should give the company some extra breathing room before its loans are due.
your heart/pulse/breathing quickens (= your heart beats faster because you are afraid, excited etc )
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She caught sight of Rob and felt her heart quicken.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
again
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She breathed again , turned on to her back, and listened to the quietness.
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She saw the creature disappear and she breathed again .
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I wanted to free them, and make them breathe again .
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If any of us let go and started breathing again , one of them would fall off into a lake of mud.
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He nodded, and I breathed again .
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A fabulous drive from Knell cannoned back off the Cliftonville upright from fully 25 yards - and the visitors breathed again .
barely
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The air was so thick with smoke that one could barely breathe !
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With the smoke and the dust, he could barely breathe .
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The feeling of crisis was growing in him and he felt he could barely breathe .
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Afraid and angry because I could barely breathe , I still could not ask her why she had abandoned me.
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She longed for it to swallow her. Barely breathing , she closed her eyes.
deeply
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Exhorting him to breathe deeply they paraded him up and down beside the wire fence.
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Quinn breathed deeply , exhaled with a trembling chest, and breathed in again.
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He stood still for a moment breathing deeply .
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Better yet, you can breathe deeply and not choke on secondhand smoke.
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He breathed deeply and put his shoulders back, shifted the large black portfolio from one hand to the other.
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I leaned over and breathed deeply .
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She found she was breathing deeply , almost gasping.
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I breathe deeply and rhythmically, seeking Buddhist calm.
down
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As they rounded the last corner the leaders had the main field breathing down their necks.
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The air in the building was dark and brown, like the air the rank and file breathed down under the ground.
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It was a troubled film, directed by Sam Peckinpah who constantly had the Columbia Studio brass breathing down his neck.
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At last Nahat was up against the backdrop with the spotlight breathing down his neck.
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I've got Rawlinson breathing down my neck already, as well as brigade orders every day.
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Sometimes, on large studio pictures, you have a million people breathing down your back.
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Labour and the Liberal Democrats are breathing down his neck.
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To shoot birdies like that with Nicklaus breathing down your neck - - twice!
easily
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Roll the head three times to the left, then three times to the right, breathing easily all the time.
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He no longer needs the medication, says Wong, and he has been breathing easily this year.
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People who had been living in the shadow of the rock breathed easily again.
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He wasn't exactly panting, but he wasn't breathing easily either.
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The rope-lights were tight-fitting, but they were not cruel; he could breathe easily and he could move.
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Allow yourself to breathe easily , gently and deeply.
freely
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Can the tobacco industry now afford to breathe freely once again, unlike its customers?
hard
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Lachy sat down on the pillow at the head of the bed, breathing hard .
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Lincoln jumped up and down, breathing hard .
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The horror receded as she came back to reality, breathing hard , glad of her cream duvet and calm hotel surroundings.
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He looked, breathing hard still, at Oliver.
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He was breathing hard , and Joe thought he was even sweating.
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Ezra stepped then stopped, breathing hard .
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He stared at her for a second in stunned silence, breathing hard , his eyes dazed.
hardly
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Ma came and picked her up, holding her so tight she could hardly breathe .
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My nose was so stuffed that I could hardly breathe .
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The air was so cold we could hardly breathe it.
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Her feet ached and she could hardly breathe .
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He wanted to be with her so much that he could hardly breathe .
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If you ever walked into it, you could hardly breathe when you went beyond the door.
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He was ruthless, holding her so close that she could hardly breathe , and his kiss was devastating.
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There was a sickening lurch as my chute opened and my harness tightened round me so that I could hardly breathe .
heavily
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She shook her head and sat down at the table, breathing heavily .
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He could hear Peter Stillman breathing heavily in his spot across the room.
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She was breathing heavily , her hands on her hips.
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The dying man coughed and breathed heavily .
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She was going very slowly and breathing heavily in her resolve that not a drop of whisky should be spilled.
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The Chancellor had loosened his tie and was breathing heavily .
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Another growling seemed to be coming from outside, and the sound of something breathing heavily .
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Duvall was holding the gun now as he looked down at him, breathing heavily .
in
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Breathe out as you reach and breathe in as you lower.
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I listened to him breathe in his sleep, and my fist curled to my heart out of habit.
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Between his preparations, Norman was quiet, looking around himself, breathing in deep the atmosphere of the place.
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I no longer had to remind myself to breathe in and out.
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Feel the warm air as you breathe out and the cooler air as you breathe in .
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It breathes in the air it shines in the light!
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Hastily she breathed in and clamped her arms to her sides to hide the stubble.
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Her footsteps came almost to a halt, then she breathed in deeply and her shoulders rose in resolution.
out
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So I breathe out long and slowly, and I shuffle my feet.
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At least a fellow can breathe out here.
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He breathed out , a long sigh of a breath.
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Just the waves and woods, a delicate in-and-\#out breathing .
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As you breathe out , imagine the breath passing through any part of your body that feels stiffer aches.
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I forget to breathe out every time I watch him.
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I breathed out hard in the empty carriage.
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Max breathed out powerful male sexuality in every movement.
■ NOUN
air
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Not only the air we breathe but the natural waterways of the world are endangered.
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Such movies are the very air we breathe , but are they art?
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Feel the warm air as you breathe out and the cooler air as you breathe in.
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It was the air I breathed .
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We're talking of course about the air we breathe .
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Everyone is going to miss it, because it has become the air we breathe .
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They will need clean air to breathe .
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The sun was at its height and seemed to be burning away what little air there was to breathe .
breath
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Houses white as virgins breathed their stony breaths and expanded their bellies until every polished name-plaque turned to the sun and shone.
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After a few seconds, he heard them breathing - one breath long and light, the other slightly shorter and huskier.
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The company breathed out with one breath , and crossed themselves.
difficulty
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After police used pepper spray to subdue the man, paramedics were called because he was having difficulty breathing , police reported.
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In large doses it can cause nausea, vomiting, difficulty breathing and coma.
life
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The new cease-fire breathes new life into these prospects.
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Belliustin called upon the tsar to circumvent the ecclesiastical hierarchy and breathe life into the clerical estate.
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Something unexplainable takes over and breathes life into the known life.
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Their evidence was a bit messy, but it breathed new life into the debate.
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He stopped, breathing hard, his life roaring.
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Bordi is credited with breathing new life into ailing Ducati in the early 1990s, masterminding launches like the 916 and Monster.
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We harness fossil energy and breathe life into machines.
mouth
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She slipped into her nightie and slid into bed beside Tom, who was asleep and breathing through his mouth .
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He breathed through his mouth to try and not smell the fungus smell from his crutch.
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Ada kept her hand spread on her chest and breathed carefully with her mouth open.
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I got in, trying to breathe through my mouth only, and got out on the top floor.
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Luna was slightly asthmatic and when overheated or nervous she breathed through her mouth .
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He stood straight and breathed through his mouth tasting mint coolness.
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Simon was breathing through his mouth , the way he did when the pollen was bad.
neck
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As they rounded the last corner the leaders had the main field breathing down their necks .
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At last Nahat was up against the backdrop with the spotlight breathing down his neck .
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It was a troubled film, directed by Sam Peckinpah who constantly had the Columbia Studio brass breathing down his neck .
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To have some one breathing down your neck in your senior year is not a happy prospect.
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I've got Rawlinson breathing down my neck already, as well as brigade orders every day.
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Some of us need bosses and editors breathing fire down our necks .
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Labour and the Liberal Democrats are breathing down his neck .
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To shoot birdies like that with Nicklaus breathing down your neck - - twice!
nose
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They both sat breathing through their noses , on the verge of anger.
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He worked quietly behind her, one and a-two, breathing through his nose .
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Colonel Fergusson had his eyes closed and was breathing out through his nose in long smooth puffs like a bellows.
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Before the exercises actually begin, for a few minutes, close your eyes and breathe through your nose .
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Then breathe in through your nose and draw in your right hand back to its starting position.
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You should always breathe through your nose: the nose warms up the air.
relief
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He breathed a sigh or relief when Mrs Long announced he had polled 31.
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As you awaken from this nightmare, you breathe a sigh of relief .
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In the end Krushchev backed down and everyone breathed a sigh of relief .
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She put her cold arms to bed and lay warmed and breathing slowly in her relief .
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Owen breathed a sigh of relief .
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So they breathed a sigh of relief when Bet Lynch, his missus, said she'd stay behind as manager.
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And everyone breathed a sigh of relief ... so the Teds were human after all.
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Just as we'd closed the window and were breathing a sigh of relief there was a loud knock on the door.
room
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It moved with her silently from room to room, breathing softly against the back of her neck.
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There was room to breathe here.
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Oh come, you must leave even me a little elbow room in which to breathe .
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You need a bit of room to swing, room to breathe .
sigh
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Mildred opened her eyes and breathed a huge sigh of relief.
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As you awaken from this nightmare, you breathe a sigh of relief.
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In the end Krushchev backed down and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
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Everyone in the convoy breathed a deep sigh of relief.
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The Government could breathe a sigh of relief at the disappearance of some of its fiercest critics.
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She breathed a sigh of relief, and ran through to the living-room where she could hear Stephen's voice.
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Marie breathed a sigh of relief.
word
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The rest of the maids had been threatened with hell-fire and damnation if they breathed a word .
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Certainly I never breathed a word to them about him.
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It was impossible to breathe a word when your heart was so ready for love.
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He did not breathe a word .
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None of them breathed a word .
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But if it was difficult to keep racism on it, it was impossible to even breathe the word heterosexism.
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You know I'd never breathe a word to anybody.
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Stirling never breathed a word about it to anyone on the Ops. side here.
■ VERB
allow
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The air exerts pressure on the airway, holding it open and allowing the sleeper to breathe normally.
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As well as gills, Bichirs have paired air bladders, which allow them to breathe air from the surface of the water.
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The basket allows the berries to breathe and thus prevents melding.
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It's a natural material so it breathes , allowing the feet to breathe as well.
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Venting the attic, and allowing the roof to breathe , often helps prevent asphalt roof shingles from curling.
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So now you can stay fresh and still allow your skin to breathe .
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Rubber and plastic boots are intended for use in very wet places but will not allow the feet to breathe .
begin
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Now that he was being the perfect gentleman in not pursuing her, at last she began to breathe more easily.
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It began to breathe , its little chest rising and falling rapidly.
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His heart thudded and he realized that he had begun to breathe faster, with excitement.
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And when he begins that breathing , he automatically feels calm and in control.
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Elaine jerked and coughed, inhaled with a ragged sigh, and began to breathe .
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At any second, they would begin to breathe .
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As he held her there, he began to breathe heavily and there was a disconcerting expression on his face.
hear
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He heard breathing on the other side, close to the door.
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You can almost hear his relaxed breathing .
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As he examined the yoyo, he could hear the child breathing beside him, watching his every move.
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He could hear her breathing , quick and ragged.
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As he got closer I could hear his breathing as well, and I saw his pink tongue sweep across his lips.
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Within minutes I hear her breathing deep.
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He heard things breathing , things not breathing.
let
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There seemed to be a weight on her chest, pinning her to the ground and not letting her breathe .
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The clerk in the liquor store had recommended that she let this red wine breathe before serving it.
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If any of us let go and started breathing again, one of them would fall off into a lake of mud.
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In any case, Baby Suggs' fingers had a grip on her that would not let her breathe .
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You have to dare to let it breathe .
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He saw them boys do that to me and let them keep on breathing air?
live
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So close to the powers of evil she must have lived that she still breathed more freely in their air.
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If it implants successfully and a baby is born, you know out there is a living , breathing child...
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Do you live and breathe whatever the position is about?-Do you have the skills nary for this position?
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Fans live and breathe for either Celtic or Rangers.
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This led to the impression that Spens lived , breathed and was eventually killed by the Guinness affair.
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Bob Darnell lives and breathes motor scooters.
need
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Remember that books need to breathe .
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Some of us need bosses and editors breathing fire down our necks.
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You needed millions to breathe this air.
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They will need clean air to breathe .
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And they produce oxygen which animals need to breathe , and which helps to replace that lost by burning fossil fuels.
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Don't they need to breathe ?
start
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It starts to breathe , to have moods.
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Reflexively, you start a breathing exercise.
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Even after Tuathal started to breathe , Earl Siward still remained motionless.
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Herta starts to breathe differently as we kiss; she is always self-possessed; every move of mine is coldly monitored.
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You can start by improving your breathing technique-most people only use one third of their lung capacity.
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My recurring thought, he wrote: that the big glass will only start to breathe when I am gone.
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He lay on a hard little bed and struggled to start breathing .
stop
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She stopped breathing but her heart kept on thudding its own wild race.
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I stopped , breathed deeply, and smiled as sweet air filled my lungs.
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Ezra stepped then stopped , breathing hard.
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Paul and John stop to breathe .
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It was so cold it could have stopped a child from breathing .
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Sometimes I got to stop and breathe deep cos I feel sick, but I don't puke up again.
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Exhausted, the old man raised his head and said nothing, then half closed his eyes and stopped breathing .
try
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She recalled Ian's advice and whenever the picture came before her eyes, she tried breathing it out.
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He froze, stung with pain, and tried to breathe slowly.
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He retched, trying to breathe .
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Breathe slowly and deeply trying to breathe from your stomach, lifting your chest to let more air in.
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Now they each had a picture which they examined and re-examined, trying to breathe life into the two-dimensional image.
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She lay in absolute stillness, trying not to breathe , wondering what he was going to do with her.
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I tried to breathe even less.
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The gurgling noise was the rattling of Thomas trying to breathe through a restricted windpipe.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
breathe deeply
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Better yet, you can breathe deeply and not choke on secondhand smoke.
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Exhorting him to breathe deeply they paraded him up and down beside the wire fence.
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I leaned over and breathed deeply .
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I opened my eyes and gulped, breathing deeply .
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I stopped, breathed deeply , and smiled as sweet air filled my lungs.
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Quinn breathed deeply , exhaled with a trembling chest, and breathed in again.
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She sat for a while, becoming quieter, breathing deeply , ceasing to tremble.
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Take a daily walk in the park and breathe deeply .
breathe heavily
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Another growling seemed to be coming from outside, and the sound of something breathing heavily .
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He could hear Peter Stillman breathing heavily in his spot across the room.
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She shook her head and sat down at the table, breathing heavily .
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She was breathing heavily , her hands on her hips.
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She was going very slowly and breathing heavily in her resolve that not a drop of whisky should be spilled.
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The Chancellor had loosened his tie and was breathing heavily .
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The dying man coughed and breathed heavily .
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Tippy was breathing heavily , her face white under the black eyeliner and heavy foundation.
heavy breathing
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The cabin was full of heavy breathing and the stink of our sweat.
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The rustling of bushes and the sounds of heavy breathing at the sandbar to the north deepened the stillness of dusk.
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The staff relaxed, until the building started expanding and contracting - an effect they described as akin to heavy breathing.
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There was no sound except the heavy breathing around him; the whole world seemed asleep.
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They heard heavy breathing and a figure appeared round the corner, clothed in the grey garb of Godstowe Priory.
live and breathe sth
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Residents of the city live and breathe high school football.
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And how they could live and breathe and make more of themselves.
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Bob Darnell lives and breathes motor scooters.
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Do you live and breathe whatever the position is about?-Do you have the skills nary for this position?
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Fans live and breathe for either Celtic or Rangers.
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I won't ever forget you, lad; not while I live and breathe, I won't.
pardon me for breathing/living
rest/breathe easy
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Craig Chalmers, however, can rest easy .
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He also seems to want to be the Nineties Coco Chanel, so street fashion bods can rest easy .
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He can rest easy on that matter.
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No side can rest easy with such a slender lead.
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Some local retailer would rest easy in his bed that night.
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Surely, the letter said with a surprising burst of bitterness, Eileen Ryan would rest easy in her grave at last.
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The sun was up, the dark clouds disappeared and for a moment she breathed easy .
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Wall Street and the bond markets can rest easy .
shallow breathing
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After recovering from an attack of shallow breathing he recovered and one nurse said he was smiling and cooing in his cot.
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Holding your breath builds up tension and shallow breathing denies your body the oxygen it needs to function at maximum efficiency.
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If there is severe difficulty in breathing - shortness of breath, wheezing, laboured, rapid or shallow breathing.
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Jezrael's heart beat faster but she forced herself to slow the shallow breathing of panic.
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This might be a typical presentation of acute hyperventilation caused by rapid shallow breathing during moments of high anxiety.
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Ursula Dean's palms were damp as panic pumped through her, escaping in hasty, shallow breathing and agitated heartbeats.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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"Come closer," he breathed.
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I want you to breathe deeply and relax.
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It was cold, and everyone breathed clouds of vapor.
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My eyes began to sting and I couldn't breathe .
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The air was so smoky it was difficult to breathe .
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The boy was unconscious, but he was still breathing.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Billie kissed the baby, its hands moved, and Rob breathed.
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Colonel Fergusson had his eyes closed and was breathing out through his nose in long smooth puffs like a bellows.
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Either he was breathing heavily or that was wind in the trees.
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He's unconscious, breathing spontaneously, slightly hypothermic from exposure.
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Her throat muscles useless, she was unable to breathe , cough, or swallow on her own.
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We need it not only to breathe but to protect us.