And without thinking about it, he had already drawn his first ragged breath.

The sun set, and Call moved back to the chair, listening to his friend's ragged breath.

He caught a large, ragged breath, and opened his eyes wide.

She took a ragged breath and let it slowly out.

She stopped speaking, then took a ragged breath and went on.

"Do not look at me so," she said on a ragged breath.

She looked up at me and drew a long, ragged breath.

A new fear made him suck in a ragged breath.

With a ragged breath, she edged her way to the door.

She drew a ragged breath; the choice was already made.