The minutes passed like hours, even days, stretching into an anguished silence.

In the meanwhile, two hours had stretched into five, and from then into nine.

Take breaks once an hour to stretch your neck and back muscles.

Two hours stretched to four, and then to eight.

In case he should try to spring a surprise we'll take four hour stretches to keep awake.

The supervisor had no problem with that, and a few hours could easily stretch to noon.

The batboys' long hours stretch into the early morning after a night game.

But the long hours of the morning stretched ahead, a blank.

The long hours of the evening stretched before me.

Safety authorities recommend that the driver stop every two hours to stretch the legs.