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As our breath returned to us, slowly and labouringly did she rise, heavy and waterlogged; how unlike the buoyant creature she had been a few moments before.

From Yr Ynys Unyg The Lonely Island by Winton, Julia de

But in a moment she turned beside him and began the ascent, slowly, labouringly, as if every step gave her pain.

From Greatheart by Dell, Ethel M. (Ethel May)

Others would never breathe again; others, too, recovering from their temporary stunning, were raising themselves labouringly, staring stupidly around, as though anything but sure as to what had happened.

From Harley Greenoak's Charge by Mitford, Bertram