Days passed, years to the rest of the world, which turned away from the sun and back every 24 hours.

Three days passed away, and I gave up all hope of them.

The next day they do not hit land and many weeks pass by.

But the days passed and he asked no questions of her.

More than a day must have passed since he'd last had any rest.

Whole days passed during which he never saw a human being.

A whole day sometimes passed without her thinking of him.

A year and a day had passed since his wife's death.

A few days have passed, but everything is still the same.

But three more days passed and still nothing turned up.