"We could be on the hills overlooking the western end of the town by a bit past midday."
It was past midday, and they'd walked for hours without exchanging a word.
It was well past midday by the time they started back.
There had been no word since, and it was long past midday.
The Whites were closing in again, and it was but a bit past midday.
It was a little past midday, and the street preachers were already out in force.
It was past midday when we came into familiar fields.
Only slightly past midday, and that meant a great deal more riding.
It was long past midday, and that unhappy breakfast seemed further off than ever.
A little past midday, they heard the roar of the falls.