His breath was coming in small, shallow pants by the time I got him around to the passenger side door.

Her breathing came in shallow pants, and he heard short, sharp whimpers at almost every exhalation she made.

"You have to help me," he said between shallow pants.

Then she began to breathe in quick shallow pants, until she started to hyperventilate.

She remained silent, but her shallow pants hummed across the phone lines.

His hands were trembling and his breath was coming in fast, shallow pants.

Her breaths now came in shallow pants, like a woman holding off the urge to deliver her child.

Robyn herself was breathing rather fast, in short, shallow pants.

His breath came in rapid and shallow pants.

They watched me with wide eyes, their breath coming in quick shallow pants.