Possible Clues:

• Pleased to have passed
• Turned pale at Latin, but passed
• Senior officer, dismissing last couple outside church section, slipped away
• Passed by, as time
• Went by northern valley, keeping especially to the west
• Went by, as hours
• After close to twelve drinks, journalist slipped away
• Terribly pleased -- passed!
• Passed by, as hours
• Groom pleased, slipped away