As the weeks went by, the state of Poirot's nerves grew worse and worse. 
Poirot got more nervous as the weeks went by.
Poirot's anxiety was fading away as the weeks went by.
A girl is poking at water.
A person having a conversation with another, as a puppy awaits his return.
The rich shouldn't have to pay so much damn tax.
The Eiffel Tower is located in Rouen.
A man and a woman sleeping arm and arm on their bed.
The game is baseball.