Katrina looked down at her hands and swallowed painfully.

Walker swallowed painfully; the kids couldn't have been older than fifteen, maybe sixteen.

His smile went away as he swallowed painfully, then came back.

She swallowed painfully, then made a small gesture of negation.

He swallowed painfully and glanced away for just an instant, then resumed.

He swallowed painfully, then shook his head, but the truth would not be denied.

She swallowed painfully, and held out her hands palms upwards.

Her eyes flew back to his and she swallowed painfully.

I swallowed painfully; it was much harder than I'd imagined.

She swallowed painfully the lump that had been growing in her throat for the past half-hour.