s'allonger

Je suis sûr qu'en fouillant ce vaisseau, la liste s'allongerait.
I'm sure the search of the ship will come up with another few felonies.
Lorsqu'il s'agira d'élargir les débats aux pays qui ne sont pas membres du Conseil, je demanderai conseil à mes collègues pour savoir s'il convient de limiter d'autorité la durée de leur intervention, au cas où la liste des orateurs s'allongerait encore.
I will, when it comes to extending the debate beyond the members of the Council, look for advice from colleagues as to whether or not a guillotine on the duration of contributions would be in order, if indeed we have so many speakers.
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