It was almost as if a hole were growing in space, eating up the heavens.

The hole above grew gradually darker as the night came on, until it faded into the black all around.

The hole, which Bell had burned out behind them, suddenly grew larger.

He was looking at a spot on the wall when suddenly a circular hole opened in it and rapidly grew.

The hole grew deep before they had worked up a sweat.

Under their repeated blows a hole had already appeared and was growing rapidly.

And after that, they said, the hole will only grow deeper.

And after 1992, Government officials said, the hole will only grow deeper.

The hole has grown but this is slow, back-breaking work.

But at least the hole in its order book is no longer growing so fast.