Liuesi
I wait with bated breath, wondering if i have said something wrong. he starts typing again though and i release the breath i've been holding in. “you… you're not from here are you?
Bahamut's Light: Chapter 34
“arcturus can you believe- “ the knight rubbed his beard as the council waited with bated breath, “i think i know what he has in mind.”
Chapter 14: Kindred Souls
A sizable crowd had gathered and watched in bated breath as the pilot emerged.
Sometimes, Reality Isn't What You Need
With bated breath, ronald watched with glee as the wall began to glow with a shimmering mystique and fall away to show off a small, foot-sized hole that revealed a world like no other.
Antecedent 2
Muffled voices murmured from the room around the bend, and raindrop crept right up to the corner, not daring to peek around it, listening with bated breath. "come, spike," a smooth, feminine voice was saying.
Walking the Kaleidoscope - The Tran-Di Twins
We need bate. and i'm pretty sure he'd rather throw mud than do that." tellox's ears drooped and his looked distinctly unhappy with the idea. but after glancing over at tod again, he sighed heavily and gave in. "o... kay.
What Lies Beyond the Walls, Book II: Chapter 16
All of the other pirates kept watching the spectacle with bated breath, waiting to see when one of the beasts would make a mistake. "we gotta help him," stinkfoot murmured.
Gilded Cage: Chapter 27
He waited with bated breath until the words spilled from his lips, "krantor, are you there?" his gaze, fraught with desperation, fixed upon the catbird's chest, silently imploring for any sign of life.
Counter Punch
The force was nowhere near what he had experienced when riding the shuttle up into orbit; nonetheless, he couldn't help but grasp the armrests forcefully as he hung on with bated breath.
Terminal
.”_ _the human supersoldier did not allow himself to be bated with guilt. they were soldiers, not family. he did not want to be here as much as they did not want him.
The Odyssey: Act IV
Jason listened with bated breath, before something heavy was dragged along the floor, and pulled out from under the bed. {an avian cage with no avian? under your bed?} there was amusement in the female lutrinae's voice.
Transcend - Part 3
There was silence outside the building, as the crowd waited expectantly, watching with bated breath. the celestia that emerged was much more subdued than the one that had entered.