Sentence examples for the clock ticks on from inspiring English sources

Meanwhile, the clock ticks on the Brexit negotiations.

The clock ticks on to quarter past, then half past.

90 min +1: It's gone scrappy, and Chelsea are more than happy as the clock ticks on.

Alone on the ground, the clock ticks on, until the designated time, when the rocket is fired.

It's strong stuff, and courageous: a lurid, unsparing portrait of a consciousness in meltdown, as the clock ticks on the most tightly held secret of his life.

The clock ticks on, Atletico's friend. ET 27 min: Marcelo pearls a pacy cross into the Atletico box from the left.

The clock ticked on in the hot apartment.

The officers decided to scour local businesses armed with pictures of the suspect, as the clock ticked on towards Friday.

And as the clock ticked on, the audience decided he didn't need to be on stage either, starting to clap when he paused for breath.

Had Samoa had greater discipline in the first half and greater match fitness as the clock ticked on, the result might have been different.

But as the clock ticked on, their confidence increased and it became clear that this was not to be ninth time lucky for the Samoans.