31.   A week has passed, and it is a sunny Sunday afternoon in Johannesburg.

32.   A week passed without results.

33.   A week passed, and her money shrank.

34.   But as the weeks passed, B.J. grew more glum.

35.   But as the weeks passed, she began to fear she would never find what she wanted.

36.   But as weeks have passed, mutual recriminations have again grown loud, and tensions have mounted.

37.   But as weeks passed, Williams and his uncle grew frustrated.

38.   But as the weeks have passed, the Brooklyn prosecutors have seen their old evidence unravel.

39.   But now, four full weeks have passed.

40.   But weeks passed, and no one made a complaint.