81.   As quarterback Vinny Testaverde lay on the grass Sunday, writhing in pain, Jets fans at Giants Stadium held their breaths.

82.   As Affeldt began to implement his plan, the town held its breath.

83.   As for the Bosnian government, it is probably holding its breath.

84.   As the nation held its breath and Mason clasped his hands behind his back, he breezed through the Gorgons, the Harpies, the Graeae and the Graces.

85.   As the storm died away, one could hear the communal sigh of an audience that had held its breath for more than half a reel.

86.   As the nation held its breath, impatience began to heighten.

87.   At times like these, in places like this, one feels a sudden hush as history holds its breath.

88.   Avery dribbled frantically over the half-court line and fired a shot from desperation range as an entire arena held its breath.

89.   Ballesteros, alas, played his best golf in a wild, scrambling style that always had you holding your breath for the next magical escape.

90.   Bob smiled and told me not to hold my breath.