But in the last five years, the things he cared about most began to pass from his life.

Instead, he held both hands hard across his mouth until the need began to pass.

Then time began to pass more slowly than I could ever remember.

They came back and began to pass boxes down into the hold.

As time went on, however, her friends began to pass away.

Soon enough they began to pass refugees from the city.

But from that day, too, events began to pass out of their hands.

He felt the strain of the day beginning to pass.

Further days did as one might expect them to and the weeks began to pass.

The days began to pass quickly, certainly for the three of us who could see.