Nora had a watch, but from someone else the time sounded so awful.

This time, to this point, they don't sound that way.

She paused and for the first time sounded just a bit melancholy.

The first time the whistle sounded you stood to attention facing the cell door.

This time the "sir" sounded a great deal more sincere.

"I don't care about whether or not they laugh," he said, this time sounding impatient.

But this time around he didn't sound entirely as if he meant it.

This time the call back to active service never sounded.

This time, however, he sounded somewhat less aggressive than before.

Each time I hear of him he sounds more intriguing.