She paused, and silence stretched out for long, endless seconds.

He gazed at her for endless seconds, then shook himself.

The dragon-man was silent for several endless seconds, and then he gave another of those very human shrugs.

He stared at the Emperor for several endless seconds, then drew a deep breath.

He sat and stared at the screen for long endless seconds.

He looked down at it for endless seconds.

He gazed down into her face for several endless seconds, and then, slowly, he smiled.

She waited for an endless several seconds, until she heard the police officer's voice answer on the other end of the connection.

Then followed an ominous silence that seemed to last for endless seconds.

The senior chief gazed into the lieutenant's eyes for five more endless seconds while he fought with himself.