I left him puffing for breath against the wall, and departed.

While the first bell was sounding for the passengers to board the train, Shiphrah rushed in, puffing for breath.

After what I think to have been an hour and a half's journey, my captor, puffing for breath, stopped and put me down on grass.

"The whole town's talking about it, my lady!" says Tom Claypool puffing for breath.