Example sentences of "clock [prep] the corner " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ancient grandfather clock in the corner chimed ten times . |
| 2 | The silence in the room stretched out , unbroken except by the heavy , deliberate ticking of the long-case clock in the corner . |
| 3 | The room was silent , apart from the hollow and remorseless tick of a grandfather clock in the corner . |
| 4 | The only sound was the soft tick of the tall clock in the corner , the cooing of pigeons and doves outside . |
| 5 | He sat in front of the white typewriter , listening to the ticking of the clock in the corner by the window . |
| 6 | She was unaware of the time passing ; there was only the comforting tick of the grandmother clock in the corner to break the silence . |
| 7 | It was very quiet in the kitchen except for the clock in the corner that ticked so loudly that it sounded as if it would burst out of its case . |