Willie rubbed his eyes which were painful from long hours poring over ledgers.

I went down to the nearest computer access station and spent about two hours poring over the rules.

His team spent hours poring over a backup of the stolen laptop files.

This opportunity to study the design of the craft was utilized as Spock spent many hours poring over the information he obtained from the computer.

He spent hours poring over interview reports and meeting with agents on the case.

Children will spend hours poring over it - but they're not having my copy.

I spent the next 48 hours poring over computer printouts.

Fishermen spend hours poring over catalogs to find new stuff they can't possibly get along without.

We'd spent hours poring over it the day before, comparing the descriptions and records for the graves with their positions on the grid.

I spent hours poring over it, and that helped to lead me to deciding to become an artist.