The minutes slipped away, but it was not clear to Willow how many of them passed.

But the minutes slipped by and Gerald did not come.

Twenty minutes slipped by, and it seemed like only five.

Yet he let the minutes slip past and would not yield.

The minutes slipped away, and finally she was back.

The sound died down, the minutes slipped by, and my phone rang.

As the minutes slipped by, Jason realized the gravity of the situation.

Many minutes slipped by, but the girl did not sense the fact.

As the minutes slipped by and still the attack did not come, the soldiers began to grow restless.

The minutes slipped by until she lost all track of time.