The minutes crawled past, and the militiamen showed no sign of moving on.

It had been a rush to get ready but the last few minutes crawled.

Maggie gave it a few more minutes then crawled into bed.

It's slow at the plaza, and the minutes crawl by.

It helped make the minutes crawl by a bit faster.

The minutes crawled past, and the shadows stayed where they were.

The long still minutes crawled by without any break in tension.

Another minute crawled by, and the captain wasn't sure he'd want to extend the time.

The minutes crawled - he was back, in common time, and no one could fold the hours together like a pack of cards.

Another twenty minutes crawled by in a day or two.