1.   But even as he passed his afternoon with a paperback Western and a Cadbury bar, he said he was ready for the long haul.

2.   I can pass entire afternoons watching and eavesdropping on my fellow cafe-sitters, even though I can rarely understand a word.

3.   In summer, the beer garden is a nice place to pass an afternoon.

4.   Often, to help pass the afternoon, they drink Champagne.