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Meanings of breathing for in English

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Usage of breathing for in English
1
You can't tell me that Dad would want machines breathing for him.
Lone Wolf
2
The respirator was still breathing for him, but his heart had stopped.
The long road home
3
People may experience sweating, nausea, dizziness, and difficulty breathing for a few hours.
Wicked plants
4
As though on command, they all stopped breathing for a few long moments.
Amberville
5
When the machine stops breathing for my father, I focus on his chest.
Lone Wolf
6
And now she was calling me and recording her breathing for my amusement.
Darkly Dreaming Dexter
7
My chest constricts and I stop breathing for a few beats.
Angelfall
8
Reynolds stopped breathing for a moment, his inner eye meeting the painted face.
Complete Books of Blood
9
It felt like I had quit breathing for five minutes.
The devil's closet
10
Picking pockets would be as easy as breathing for him.
Dhampir
11
Machines to his left are breathing for him, raising his chest up and down.
Mass casualties: a young medic's true story of death, deception,...
12
It may remain like a log, scarcely breathing for days before death takes place.
The Mother and Her Child
13
After an initial burst of breathing for himself, he is now on a ventilator.
The Guardian
14
The man's hand at his throat must have stopped his breathing for some seconds.
The Prime Minister
15
Try practicing natural breathing for five minutes a day.
Feminist dot com
16
Everyone there, myself included, stopped breathing for a second.
Proven guilty
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Breathing for through the time
Breathing for across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common