All she had to do was listen to her elders by the hour.

Often he would hold it to his ear to listen by the hour to its song.

The other stood listening for a few seconds by the door, then nodded.

The maid, who had been listening by the door for a long time, came into the room on her own.

Listen, by the time the rest of them get back, it will be my turn to go eat.

Much has already been said here about the activity of listening by the congregation.

For hours, they listen to public confessions by their children.

Or do you want me to listen to him by myself?

Even after thirty years of hearing them, I listen by the hour.

She listened by the hour while I talked of everything but tomorrow.