The next few minutes crept by as he waited for her to ring back.

But as the minutes crept by and Jared didn't come home, her worries had once more started to build.

On the edge of the forest Alphonso was waiting for him, and minutes later Matatu crept back to join them.

The minutes crept by and the fog thickened.

Several long minutes crept by, then finally a sharp ping announced the arrival of the elevator.

She felt that empty longing in her loins, while the minutes crept by.

She tried to remain casual and not look at her ringwatch as the minutes crept past toward the appointed hour.

In the meantime, the minutes were creeping by: 3.15, 3.20, 3.25, 3.27.

The minutes crept by, one after another, after another.

But Sean felt a strange rest- lessness and, after ten minutes of trying hard, gave up and crept back toward the window.