As he continued to "not push", his lead over Raikkonen - who was chasing Sebastian Vettel's yet-to-stop Red Bull for second place - extended like this: 8.7 seconds, 9.7, 11.2, 12.2, 12.8, before Alonso finally let it stabilise.
Its roots extend like fingers into the earth, while its branches suggest a nervous system radiating out to soak up the sun's energy.
At one point, figures clad in black pirouette with their arms extended, like the posed prisoner in Abu Ghraib; at another, cardboard skeletons share a dance of death.
These days I want life to be extended like pulled taffy, so that with this rude reminder of my mortality I can slow down and savor the moments of my existence.
Their arms rise, thick drumsticks extended, like trees in a gentle wind.
When the cameras turned toward her, the honored artiste responded with arms gratefully extended, like a monarch.
A dejected David Cone surrendered the baseball to his manager tonight, arm extended, like a defeated general handing over his sword.
He often frustrates shorter opponents by extending his jab and keeping it extended, like an older brother planting his hand on his little brother's forehead.
With his thumb and index finger extended like an imaginary handgun, he stood where he assumed Dakotah had been when he pulled the trigger.
— Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo leaned forward at the lectern, his gaze hardening on the audience in front of him, his right arm jutting forward, his forefinger extended like a spear.
He therefore added numerous wire stays, which extended like a giant spiderweb in various directions from the deck to the valley below and to the towers above.
