Lying flat, the cowboy searched the land about him, his breath coming in short, excited gasps.

Malice's breathing came in excited gasps as Zaknafein and Drizzt played through their sword fight, then the matron mother nearly lost her breath altogether.

Charley's breath began to come in short, excited gasps.

He breathed in excited gasps, glancing over his shoulder at the fast-approaching side of the flute, a sheer wooden surface that loomed like a floating castle.

The sallow man's breath came in excited gasps as he started forth along the darkened passage.

He had realized from the man's excited gasps that Hothan had recognized the illusion of the skull.

I tried to call out to them, but my laboured breathing emitted only a series of excited gasps.

When he hits the floor, sirens wail and lights flash, drawing excited gasps from the fifth graders clustered tightly around him.

Groping toward the meeting room, The Shadow guided himself by the sounds of groaning voices, that were punctuated with excited gasps.

Her arms clung around his neck, and her breath came in sharp, excited gasps.