Sentence examples for clock standing from inspiring English sources

Inside the cathedral is a magnificent astronomical clock, standing over 20 feet tall, with ornate religious characters carved into wood.

There is a regulator clock standing 1 5 8 inches away from the wall, and about 6 feet high.

Hundreds of riot policemen in helmets have taken turns around the clock standing guard behind the steel frames.

The Gros-Horloge, a Renaissance gateway (1527) with an ancient clock, standing next to a 14th-century belfry, is in the centre of the city.

In Atlas Eclipticalis, which we will also perform, I become a sort of human clock, standing there measuring out time for the orchestra.

On the days I did wake alone in the dark to eat the pre-fast meal, I found myself eating to beat the clock, standing over the sink and stuffing whole hard-boiled eggs into my mouth.

"As the waves and weather continue their indiscriminate assault on the Cornish coast, every effort is being made to keep the clock tower standing".

Gavin Douglas, a British dealer who specializes in antique clocks, is showing an amusing French Empire clock with Robinson Crusoe standing next to a palm tree, circa 1810.

It all but collapsed on Wednesday, while the town's 13th-century clock tower remained standing.

Component parts: a towering Welsh dresser, huge tables, a station clock, and there, standing unignorably in the corner, hands behind her back, a plump and dutiful cook.

There are two antique fireplaces; a standing clock from England circa 1884; Italian glass panels from the late 19th century, delicately painted with roses; a player piano from 1890s Belgium; porcelain "carpets" inlaid in the original wood-plank floor; tin ceilings; and wood panels from Hope Castle in Castleblayney, Mr. McCole's hometown.