YOU SAID:

She breathed, this was a new start.

INTO JAPANESE

彼女は息をしました、これは新しいスタートでした。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

She took a breath, this was a new start.

INTO JAPANESE

彼女は息を呑んだ、これは新しいスタートだった。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

She took a breath, this was a new start.