One was lean and tall, the other was squat and breathed asthmatically.
"The Son of his Father"
Ridgwell Cullum
He was still wheezing asthmatically, but there seemed to be no change in the rhythm of his breathing.
"Police Your Planet"
Lester del Rey
This afternoon her pause on each landing was longer than usual, for a yellow fog, which mocked the pale glimmer of gas-jets on the staircase, made her gasp asthmatically.
"The Nether World"
George Gissing