| Within ten minutes the driver of the first car that passed by jacked it up and took a tire. |
| Several decades of time have passed by as quickly as the clouds have been blown away. |
| Following several hours of debates, a council vote to accept the plan was passed by 29 in favour with four votes against and 20 abstentions. |
| Thence it passed by railroad, with another transfer of ownership, into the hands of a Chicago jobber. |
| The legislation was passed by acclamation, without a vote because enough ruling party members were present to outnumber the opposition. |
| Minutes passed by, and the President waffled on, punctuated only by a cough or the quiet dropping of screws. |
