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But towards noon of the next day the clouds parted for a moment.

Towards noon three miles had been cleared without any bad incident or meeting.

It was hot, towards noon, and she decided she needed a rest.

Towards noon the machine gun is ready but for a part in the firing mechanism.

Towards noon they reached the summit of the pass.

He grew steadily colder, and towards noon it began to rain.

The breeze subsided a little towards noon, and set in from the southwest.

The morning wore on, the sun climbing towards noon.

Towards noon we were deep in the forest.

Towards noon certain of them came and squatted basking in the hot sand.

The day was calm, however, and brightened towards noon.

Towards noon I was again at the cottage.

Towards noon I couldn't take it any longer.

Towards noon he was in the High Street, walking back towards his office.

I knew him for a sluggard in the morning; but, as it drew on towards noon, I lost my patience.

As the sun rose towards noon, Shef drifted in and out of consciousness.

The sun had risen towards noon, and the heat and light reflecting off the nearby snow was extensive.

I spent ages on the walkie-talkie checking the status of each far-flung section but, at last, towards noon, everything seemed to be ready.

The morning was passing towards noon, and still the Company wandered and scrambled in a barren country of red stones.

Towards noon Hubert came to say good-bye.

All eyes were on the clock as the hands dragged themselves, with agonising slowness towards noon and time to leave for the airfield.

The sun climbed slowly towards noon.

Towards noon we were on our way in the burning sun to Dun on the Meuse.

Towards noon Madeleine began to doze.

Miss Allen, along towards noon of that fourth day, found a small stream of water that was fit to drink.

They would probably let him out toward noon and laugh very hard.

On the fifth day, toward noon, he could no longer hold up his head.

Toward noon I did look upward once, and behind me.

Toward noon, they called a short halt by a river.

The sun was pushing up toward noon through a clear blue sky.

The day was getting on toward noon before she found the pimp.

As morning wore along toward noon, his sense of confidence began to grow.

Toward noon of the second day, Chase called me to her terminal.

Toward noon, I felt a sudden rushing in my mind like the coming of a wind.

Toward noon, two more orderlies came back to deal with the men like us, who'd been left to wait.

The warm orange of the morning turned white as the sun climbed toward noon.

The day edged on toward noon, and still there was no sign of any pursuit.

Toward noon a degree of physical tiredness set in as well.

It was getting toward noon and the sun began to blaze in earnest.

Toward noon of the next day, the woods began to thin out noticeably.

Toward noon we discovered a beach, the first we had seen.

He awoke again toward noon and found Lena yet asleep.

Toward noon, with our last drop of gas, we reached a town where a unit was being assembled for the front.

The next day I went down toward noon as usual, and found a note on my desk which had been there twenty-four hours.

Toward noon of the following day we halted to rest our mounts and ourselves.

Toward noon he took a break and had his car bring him to the employee-dining hall of the ministry.

Eventually, as the sun rose toward noon, Brianna began to sing.

It was toward noon when we reined up beside him on another rise.

Toward noon the wind freshened, and increased the force of the storm.

Toward noon we came in touch with the head of the column we had set out to meet.