11.   Matthew coughed and cleared his throat.

12.   Mrs Browning put down her teacup and cleared her throat.

13.   Right at her ear, it seemed, a man cleared his throat.

14.   She cleared her throat, and looked at the Lakshmi again.

15.   She taps on the desk with an inverted pencil and clears her throat.

16.   Then Bette flounced up and cleared her throat nervously.

17.   Threlfall cleared his throat loudly before turning.

18.   Williams cleared his throat, made a few introductory remarks about the occasion.

19.   Williams cleared his throat, made a few introductory remarks welcoming everyone, then began his speech.