Sometimes she could simply wait several decades and let time wear the problem away.

But as time wore on, the truth could no longer be hidden.

In fact, as time wore on, she was getting worse.

As time wore on, I started to think that perhaps they were not going to shoot us after all.

He returned a few minutes later - this time wearing his belt.

It was only later, when time wore on and he still didn't show up, that you got really frightened about him.

As the time wore on, the silence and the darkness seemed to increase.

So the time wore on, and at length came the day of the new moon.

Mark returns the next day to find her there, this time wearing a blue dress.

Being frightened all the time was far too wearing on the nerves.