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But Melua failed to properly insert her mouthpiece and breathed in a "lungful" of cold water, which left her panicked and fearing for her life.

Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009

But Melua failed to properly insert her mouthpiece and breathed in a "lungful" of cold water, which left her panicked and fearing for her life.

Entertainment - Female First 2009

Regin turned, unsteady, sucking in a lungful of air.

Dreams of a Dark Warrior Kresley Cole 2011

Stunned into immobility, the men stood and stared as the monster reared back to take a massive lungful of air, and swiftly stooped down showering the men with a sticky gel like substance that ignited instantly upon contact with air.

365 tomorrows » Roi R. Czechvala : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2010

Beads of sweat crowned along his forehead and dripped as he sucked in a lungful of air.

Kings of Colorado David E. Hilton 2011

With his head tipped back he caught a whiff of the terrace flowers, and then he breathed deep, drawing in a great lungful of sea-scented air.

End of Time P. W. Catanese 2011

Stunned into immobility, the men stood and stared as the monster reared back to take a massive lungful of air, and swiftly stooped down showering the men with a sticky gel like substance that ignited instantly upon contact with air.

365 tomorrows » 2010 » June : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2010

Beads of sweat crowned along his forehead and dripped as he sucked in a lungful of air.

Kings of Colorado David E. Hilton 2011

Luckily for me, they had pulled the gag so tightly into my open mouth that my nostrils were left unobstructed, and I was able to draw in one slow lungful after another of the stale, musty air.

Excerpt: The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley 2009

I took a second to breathe in a lungful of clean air.

Mercy Kill Lori Armstrong 2011