The shadows were lengthening across the floor before I did.

It was a few minutes to seven, and the shadows outside the car were lengthening.

All this had brought us on to the time when shadows lengthen.

Father and son walked on, together, as the shadows of evening lengthened around them.

They stood there as the shadows lengthened and the other men passed on their way home.

The sun was already lost behind the trees and the shadows were lengthening.

The sun was quite low over there, and shadows were lengthening.

By now it was late in the afternoon and the shadows were lengthening.

It was late afternoon, or at least the shadows were, lengthening.

Shadows lengthened around them, and the children ended their game.