Hi @LizaBarton and welcome to the forum. Like you I find this very annoying but unfortunately it is designed to only pause for a few minutes before it either releases the pause or puts the device into standby mode. It is apparently part of the ECO friendly features that are required in various jurisdictions.
To overcome this (when I remember) if I think I might be a while instead of pausing I use the remote voice control and say "back 10 minutes" or whatever is an appropriate time. When I return to the TV I generally just have to FF or RW a minute or 2 to get back to the desired position. It's a bit of a faf but better that the alternative.
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