The snootiness around age may well have disappeared, but mention the words 'readily available' to even the most modern of antiques dealers and you'll hear a gasp of disapproval.

Suddenly we heard a gasp, and a loud clunk: one of the students had collapsed onto the floor.

He can still hear the gasps of the home fans.

You could hear the gasps around the ground when the ferocity of the tackle was replayed on the big screen.