| The words he spoke grated against the dry throat, and he coughed, the harsh bark filling the grand room as the man's own blood flecked his lips. |
| He opened his mouth slightly trying to say something, but he only coughed out more dark red blood. |
| The boat's engine had coughed and wheezed for a good ten minutes before Kami had been able to coax it into working order. |
| Quickly I entered my car and started the engine, which coughed and wheezed into life. |
| Vincent coughed, trying to catch the breath that his lungs were being denied. |
| I felt something wet and sticky in my throat, and I coughed it out in my hand. |
