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She could almost hear the hour ticking away around her.

Time is ticking away, so we need to act soon.

I could not do so, but the minutes were ticking away.

And right now, with time ticking away, any lead was better than nothing.

The last hours of his life were ticking away, yet he had nothing better to do.

Without another mind ticking away in the room, I was able to think more clearly.

All while their time was ticking away - and they were not able to speak to each other.

You could feel the seconds ticking away while nothing happened.

They would need to be told how to use the equipment and the minutes were ticking away.

There was nothing to do but wait while the minutes ticked away.

And then he just stood there, with seconds ticking away.

Ticking away the minutes of my husband's life, Geneva thought.

Walter goes to bed with time on the watch ticking away.

But then, as the minutes ticked away into hours, she began to understand his purpose.

A few seconds ticked away as the data was called to the top.

Are you going to do another world tour?- I know that time's ticking away.

The only advantage he had were the seconds ticking away.

Time ticked away, but there was no way to be certain how much of it had passed.

That got the little sniper in my head ticking away.

Sitting here looking at these four walls, while my life ticks away?

As the hours ticked away, the word was already leaking out.

Her heart ticked away in the silence before he finally spoke again.

"You can see their mind ticking away when you're trying to communicate," he said.

An hour had ticked away when she heard a tap on her door.

The second worst would be to end up in jail, with what little time they had left ticking away.

Minutes ticked by the way they do, one second at a time.

The minutes ticked by without change in the situation until people began to leave.

It was something to look forward to while the hours ticked by.

Life there was perfect, but the years were ticking by.

At least a full minute ticked by with no results.

But as the first day of the school year ticked by, there were not many calls.

The more you think about those miles, the slower they tick by.

Minutes ticked by, but he did not even open the vehicle's door.

During the two hours Michael was away, time ticked by slowly.

A full minute ticked by, during which I sat still.

But, as the minutes tick by, I wonder how this is going to happen.

And when you get back, not one minute will have ticked by.

However as the season ticked by, things started to turn for the worst.

As the minutes ticked by, he considered his decision and knew it to be a good one.

But she could do nothing, and it all began to tick by faster.

Every second that ticked by put him in more danger.

As the minutes ticked by, she felt her eyes closing.

Choose some of these wishes and put a tick by them.

The minutes ticked by - and then he heard voices.

The second ticked by as he continued to regard her.

Minutes ticked by, and the man of the dark gave no sign that he was alive.

He doesn't think about much except the minutes ticking by.

Melanie looked up at the numbers as they ticked by.

The minutes ticked by, and the house seemed to settle for sleep.

Each moment that ticked by tugged a bit at my heart.

One thing had become clear as the minutes ticked past.

Aware of those minutes ticking past, she laid her hand on the glass.

As the moments ticked past, however, she began to wonder.

He was painfully aware of every second that ticked past.

Minutes ticked past, and no light appeared at the windows he knew to be hers.

Minutes seemed to tick past and he knew, without turning, someone still stood outside the cell gate.

But as the hours ticked past, the search met with only maddening results.

Seconds ticked past, and Webb took the risk of opening the door a bit more.

The minutes were ticking past, and the captain's shuttle was overdue.

A handful of seconds ticked past and then his eyes snapped up.

But seconds ticked past with neither so much as twitching.

Nearly a full minute ticked past before his eyes ceased spinning and he could focus.

The days and weeks were ticking past; March was half over, and spring would be here too soon.

Thirty seconds had ticked past since he entered the baggage room.

Time was ticking past, and the creature was getting closer.

A few seconds ticked past; the ball remained solidly black.

Seconds ticked past, slow as water from a leaky tap.

The seconds ticked past and still the galleys did not brake.

I could hardly keep my mind on my words as the seconds ticked past.

He had still received no response from Voyager, and with each second that ticked past, his anxiety grew.

The next time he checked the clock, the hands had ticked past seven-thirty.

Thirty-four minutes ticked past, and the range fell to just over seven million kilometers.

Around her the seconds seemed to tick past.

Several confusing seconds ticked past until the sensible solution occurred to her.

Seconds ticked past, and then he shook himself mentally.