She sat next to him for a long time, simply listening to his breathing, shallow but regular.
From inside came the sound of shallow breathing, slow as the tide.
He was aware of his breathing growing shallow and rapid.
He may also practice lengthening the period between each shallow breathing.
The shallow quick breathing of the living man was the only sound in the room of death.
We stood a long time in silence listening to Arthur's slow, shallow breathing.
Hattie lay like the dead, her breathing slow and shallow.
Others favour shallow breathing or the occupation of the mind upon higher things.
Seeing his shallow breathing, she thought the drug was probably going to kill him.
Then there was no more air for even the shallow breathing.
He turned back into the room and managed to draw a low, shallow breath.
Without thinking about it, she'd been taking shallow breaths through her mouth.
She drew a shallow breath and brought her voice under control.
It was a shallow breath, but all she could manage these days.
Her eyes were closed and she was taking short, shallow breaths.
I took a shallow breath and jumped in with both feet.
Some of them could scarcely speak more than two or three words at a shallow breath.
We stood that way for a few seconds more, then I took a shallow breath.
"Take shallow breaths through your mouth until you get used to it."
He took a shallow breath and brought his head close to one of the largest.