Bremen caught his breath as bands of iron tightened around his chest.

As the bands tighten, they pull the involved fingers in toward the palm.

The bands of muscle that surround the airways tighten.

She could not move back; the band tightened just slightly.

Simon exploded, then sagged back down as a band of pain tightened cruelly around his head.

With a special chant, the band would tighten and cause unbearable pain to the monkey's head.

Initially I wasn't sure, but as we picked our way closer the odor grew stronger, and a cold band tightened on my chest.

I gasped, an invisible band tightening painfully around my chest.

An invisible band tightened across his chest as the poison took effect.

During this time, the band tightened up and headed back to the studio.