As if this earth in fast thick pants were breathing.
( ( As ( if ( ( this earth ) ( in ( fast thick ) ) ) ) ) ( pants ( ( were breathing ) . ) ) )
(ROOT (S (PP (IN As) (PP (IN if) (NP (NP (DT this) (NN earth)) (PP (IN in) (ADVP (RB fast) (JJ thick)))))) (NP (NNS pants)) (VP (VBD were) (VP (VBG breathing))) (. .)))
It's like the earth was breathing.
( It ( ( 's ( like ( ( the earth ) ( was breathing ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP It)) (VP (VBZ 's) (SBAR (IN like) (S (NP (DT the) (NN earth)) (VP (VBD was) (VP (VBG breathing)))))) (. .)))