"I fear I'm no use here," he said, with a brief sigh.

I permitted myself a brief sigh of relief before I started back toward the tents.

"I don't know about that," said Marilla, with a brief sigh.

Their brief sighs of relief are replaced with screams as the whole rig catches fire.

With a brief sigh he turned his mind back to the pirate, watching her glide slowly in-system.

Captain Scott looked at her and gave a brief sigh.

He stopped, and there was a brief collective sigh, as everyone let out the breath they had been holding.

There was a brief sigh of relief from the clerical staff.

"I'm not," I tell her with a brief sigh.

But they'd better make it a brief sigh.