Conan found out the answer to his question as the hours wore down.

The hours wore on and there was no sign of the storm letting up.

And, as the hours wore on, they believed that was the right one.

As the hours wore by other villagers observed what she was doing.

And it would only get worse as the hours wore on.

There had been a great silence as the hours wore on.

The hours wore on and eventually the lights went down.

Another hour of the day wore on, and then another.

The hour wears on to two, and the sun is at noon.

As the hour wore on, the way the men referred to each other became more pronounced.