Stumbling toward a chair, she gains composure, fumbles for another cigarette and waits for an imaginary beau to light it, engaging in small talk with him while she waits.
Backed by 5,000 vociferous supporters, Wrexham matched their more illustrious opponents toe to toe in the first half when the visitors were allowed to settle and gain composure on the ball because of sporadic pressing from the Stoke players.
I tried to gain composure and looked at my mom through the tears in my eyes.
I pulled her into myself, holding her, letting her cry, letting her feel the fullness of being wrong, but having a mama who loved her anyway, loved her enough to expect the best from her. "I'm sorry, Mama," she whispered, gaining composure.
No matter what the upset is, do not act until you have gained calm and composure.
Gasol grabbed the rebound and gained his composure before missing again and scooping up the shot and elegantly laying it in.
"I really believe that this team has, over the course of the year, gained that composure, just because we've had to go through so much," Ducks Coach Bruce Boudreau said. . "I think it worked through a little bit today for discipline, playing between the whistles as well.
The questions was, "what did you do about bullies Mr. Schumacher and what do we all do with bullies and how do we deal with them?" Tom hesitated, he swallowed, gained his composure, I think he held back a tear, (but I saw a glisten in the eye) proustian memories flowing through his mind, he gave a prudent, nurturing, and sensible pragmatic explanation of bullies: "Scared people.
Gaining composure and asserting yourself on the stage is vital and you can afford five seconds to avoid the impression of a manic hyena, before you launch into your winning pitch.
Gain composure over yourself.
"And I know what it is about," he said, tearing up and pausing in an attempt to gain his composure.
