From behind the closed door came the steady ticking of a clock.

From within came a steady ticking, like a bomb.

The only sound in the town house was the slow, steady ticking of my schoolhouse clock.

Nothing greeted me but a soft, steady ticking.

The stillness would have been unbearable had it not been for the steady ticking of the clock.

The steady ticking of a watch in a quiet room crashed like torture against his unshielded brain.

The last thing she heard was the steady ticking of a watch that someone held close to her.

The steady ticking somewhat reassured him.

Then as he leaned down he heard something else-thesteady ticking of the big silver watch in Fletcher's pocket.

Once more the dripping rustle of the rain and the steady ticking of the clock filled up the gap of silence.

He lurked in the shadows at the threshold of my room, his breathing's constancy like the steady ticking of a clock.

A grandfather clock stood sentry at the far end of the corridor, its slow, steady ticking the only sound in the crushing stillness.

For some minutes the quiet of the room was broken only by Bert's sobs, and the steady ticking of the clock upon the mantelpiece.