Sentence examples for Time ticked by from inspiring English sources

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Time ticked by, and then he thanked the man and said he needed his vote.

Time ticked by.

Whole minutes at a time ticked by with no action.

As time ticked by the game descended into a series of half-chances, nobody possessing quite enough nerve to deliver the killer blow: Distin's fizzing cross just evaded Cort's outstretched leg.

And as time ticked by, her concern was not with her tired body or aching feet, but whether folks like her would get to have their say.

The time ticked by in silence while we waited.

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"It looks so wonderful in the dark," Ms. Fleming whispered as she watched the hourglasses glow and time tick by.

At a day care center for the elderly in Mount Kisco called My Second Home, there were people like Hilda Hiller, 83, who have spent a lot of time watching time tick by.

When an almighty thunderstorm hit the Gabba midway through the afternoon session, with England 142-4 and skipper Cook his usual obdurate self, they were happy to run for cover and watch time tick by.

Earlier in the week, I had been excited that the crew had fixed the clock in my car, but now it was just brutal to watch the time tick by.

"None of those that have a great deal of information about what has been going on have been contacted, so we're are at a loss, as the time is ticking by". Fischer is described as a white female, about 5 feet 10, 140 pounds, with blond hair.

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