1.   Seconds passed slowly, then I saw the other half come slamming down.

2.   As the seconds passed, Obsorn gave the order to prepare to bail out, by parachute.

3.   Barely a second passes before the inquisitive eyes suggest that an internal computer is processing the question.

4.   A few more seconds pass.

5.   A few seconds pass.

6.   A second passes, and she rethinks her answer.

7.   After the second pass things become a bit less tense.

8.   But officials noticed that, even though several seconds had passed, the clock still showed one second remaining.

9.   Long seconds pass as Kerry mulls.