Utiliser "ticking" dans une phrase

1. That time is ticking by

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2. she’d been involved in a long term relationship up in Bristol … it fell apart … she was considerably upset, partly because of that and partly because her sister had just got married … she was at the age when she could feel the clock ticking

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3. the ticking of the clock attracts my attention and I watch the minute hand as it slowly moves round the clockface steadily using up the minutes of my life

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4. under the ever ticking clock-face of consumer excess faded out completely

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5. I tried to unravel time in some vain hope of stopping the days from ticking over into the new shift pattern, but the inevitable morning dawned with the usual sounds of boots on concrete, sliding locks and the dull metallic alarm of my breakfast tray being laid on the floor by my mattress

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6. The clock’s ticking

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7. and on that hand a softly ticking pulse of vein, muscle and artery

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8. ticking off the seconds

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9. ’ Jane said in a matter of fact voice, almost as though she were ticking off an item on a list

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10. had been told in classes that the ticking was caused by the portal

11. when heavy, with the regularity of a ticking clock

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12. He can hear the clock ticking on the wall as he steels himself for the inevitable rekindling of Maggie’s mid-week fire

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13. He parks up and sits for a few minutes, letting the ticking of the cooling engine mark out his time

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14. Bruce wandered around the activity ticking off jobs from a mental checklist

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15. The only sounds are of a CLOCK TICKING and the MUFFLED BEACH

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16. ” Crissy could almost hear Helez’s brain ticking away, trying to absorb all she had learnt in one evening

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17. He’d become familiar with every one of them over the years; the ticking of the hot water pipes as they expanded and contracted, the hum of the fridge in the kitchen, the drip of the bath tap, each one now loud in his ears

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18. But the flame of adventure had begun to burn in my bones, a different kind of biological clock ticking, and I had packed up my teddy bear, some pretty cotton clothes, a vast supply of skin care products, and climbed aboard for the South Pacific

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19. Vanessa was another story, for she was a ticking time-bomb and her threats to Klausburger's well-being drove him over the edge,� replied Steve as he closed the file on Senator Klausburger

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20. Lexi was ticking all the boxes as they say

21. One could have said that things were ticking along with military precision if it wasn’t for Steve who was roaming the stands making lewd gestures, not being able to hold his water like a grown-up should, making faces and obscene gestures at passers-by, and generally blending in seamlessly with the rest of the fair-going crowd

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22. The clock is ticking on their religion

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23. Inhibition did not resolve the negative emotions, but just store negative emotions in the brain, with the accumulation of negative emotions, negative emotions in the area of the brain is like a ticking time bomb, may explode at any time, and the emotional

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24.  Some owners have reported success by wrapping an old ticking clock up in a towel and placing it in the dog's bed

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25. This is said to comfort the dog as the ticking clock replicates the sound of another dog's heartbeat

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26. The clock's been ticking & ticking & ticking so once you steer to it

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27. plot was forming and the creational clock was ticking

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28. Brian glared at his over eager officer, time was ticking on and

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29. It was all about the eternal ticking clock, and my grandpa always lavished me

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30. He was used to a concrete threat, a gun, a ticking time bomb, or a physical presence

31. The Pastor started ticking names off on his fingers

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32. He could almost hear a clock ticking in his

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33. There was nothing to hear save the occasional ticking of the engine as it cooled down

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34. Picking it up he stared at it seconds ticking by, when a sudden and swift revelation dawned on him

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35. The tic tic ticking stops

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36. The ticking has stopped along with my breath

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37. Bryony shouted a warning, but the sound died in her throat as she spotted another ticking cabbage bouncing towards her

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38. The turnip bounced towards the Captain, and Bryony heard a ticking sound…

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39. the time ticking away

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40. leave, but he continued sitting there, the minutes ticking away

41. should be a ticking clock presiding over the action in all scenes, all chapters, all acts, and for the whole book overall

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42. in his Objective, against all the odds, the Antagonist, the Conflict, the Ticking Clock, and all the rest of obstacles inside the book

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43. At this stage, these actors were two ticking time bombs on the verge of catastrophe when one decided to no longer play the part

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44. with only the ticking of the clock over the fireplace mantle breaking

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45. The clock was ticking

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46. “The clock’s ticking!” was all June heard as Angela dashed down the hospital corridor toward the elevators

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47. The ticking of the pendulum wall clock was the only sound in the room

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48. I held the watch against my ear, it was ticking away just fine

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49. The smell of gasoline was strong and I could hear the ticking of the engine as it cooled

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50. The ticking of the clock was an annoying repeat until the Sheriff’s mike buzzed and he listened intently to the dispatcher

51. The ticking of a clock could be heard in the background and a strange expression flickered across his face

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52. To achieve that, you can place a warm hot water bottle beside his bed and a ticking clock inside the room, so that he would feel similar things as he did when he was still in his litter

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53. this birder who loves ticking off

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54. should sleep but my mind is ticking along with the

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55. ticking off items with a red biro

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56. Unable to force his big hand into the pocket of wet wranglers he rolled and thrashed in the water, uncaring seconds ticking away

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57. I needed some air, some time to think, but time was my enemy — I could almost hear the ticking of the clock counting down the minutes to my trial

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58. The blue Triumph bike was real with its hissing tires and ticking Sturmey Archer

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59. said as he glanced at the ticking clock, which now indicated

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60. Rory's mind was ticking over with all sorts of ideas and worries

61. He could actually cope with the ticking off

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62. Rory's mind was ticking over

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63. They sat motionless in a harsh silence for minutes and they could hear the ticking of the grandfather clock on the far wall of the room

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64. and the clock was ticking

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65. Puree took his time in answering that question; and in the expectant silence of the room, in which could be heard only the ticking of a cloak and the splutter of the fire, all eight people looked avidly at him

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66. You’d better get to the car – time is ticking

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67. Then I noticed the silence in the house; no compressor noises or the ticking of clocks

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68. If your working around the clock goes on for too long, your clock will stop ticking and you won’t be around

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69. ‘At the risk of bringing the ticking of

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70. As he listened intently for any indication of the continuing rain, the sound of the ticking grandfather clock in the parlour echoed through the silent suite that had some aura of a tomb filled with sorrow and mourning

71. There was no time to waste in the matter, for time was ticking slowly away, and his race against the clock would be vital in apprehending this murderer

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72. Sipping his brew in silence broken only by the gentle ticking of an ornate, antique clock on the corner of the desk, he collected his thoughts and eventually resumed his narrative

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73. Liberty got involved with making up lists of things to do, ticking them off after they had been done

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74. The ticking of the clock was the only sound for several seconds while both Feltus and the others digested this dramatic turn of events

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75. in Libya – with no luck – and, unknown to us, at the time - the clock was ticking there, big-time

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76. broken only by the ticking of a china clock, which matched the bone

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77. The only sound in the room was that of the clock ticking on the

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78. The guards and interrogator took the father to a different side room, everyone waited anxiously, the minutes ticking by

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79. “And it’s not ticking

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80. The only sound in the room other than their footsteps was the ticking of a large ornamental clock on the mantle of the fireplace

81. As yet the corridor of inquiry along which eighteen million insurance company dollars had been directed upon the supposed death of Anton Clegg was a time bomb ticking away awaiting a separate bang; a separate matter

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82. Those events could be apparent movement of stars and planets, the march of ants, or even the simple ticking of a clock

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83. starts ticking the minute you walk into their office

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84. But, nobody would stop the ticking time

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85. “It’s going to haunt me for the rest of my life too Shane! After what we witnessed down in that clinic hallway, I don‘t know if I want to continue to work here in this hospital as long as Diane is working here, knowing that she can be possessed at any giving moment and have no control over it! Then seeing the intense power and strength she has whenever she becomes possessed by this vicious entity then not remember it?! It’s very frightening! I feel that she is a ticking time bomb and a danger to the rest of the employees in this hospital!”

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86. She points at the clock above Station Control, which reads 4:02 and is ticking down the seconds

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87. Almost complete silence for a full minute, the only sound being the ticking of a clock somewhere in the cottage

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88. His mind was very aware of the clock ticking down, bright red

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89. He gave himself a time limit, hoping the ticking of a virtual clock might force him to stay focus

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90. Time was short; the minutes were ticking away

91. I can’t even begin to imagine the ticking off she’ll give me when I next see her

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92. Had the clock started ticking on the last segment of life and man’s rule on earth, as he knew it? He felt the panel would ask the question, so he did not

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93. The clock was ticking, soon, very soon

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94. Not the ticking off, severe though that had been

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95. Wèll stop this ticking and jam that hand

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96. We`ll stop this ticking and jam that hand

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