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Meanings of the clock in English

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Usage of the clock in English
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They were buried in dust in the dark room in the clock-tower.
J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 3 / The Haunted Baronet (1...
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Godschale muttered, 'He is coming here today.' He glanced at the clock.
Beyond the Reef
3
It was a problem without a solution, and the clock was ticking.
Earth Afire
4
No, the clock in the office is striking; it is just nine.
The Chief Legatee
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Turn back the clock 10 years and Sainsbury's was a basket case.
The Guardian
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David dropped the phone and checked the clock: working out time differences.
The marks of cain
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It's not four a.m., but four p.m.: he's slept the clock round.
The dream of perpetual motion
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In the case of JP's, the clock runs out after 90 minutes.
Reuters
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They waited, listening while the clock struck the hours, seven; eight; nine.
Mary Olivier: a Life
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I wish I could turn the clock back nine or ten years.
Magic seeds
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That moment formally set the clock ticking on Britain's two-year exit process.
Reuters
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I will put it in front of the clock on the mantelpiece.
The Pretty Lady
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About the same moment the clock in the office downstairs struck nine.
Vandover and the Brute
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She's not sure putting the clock back an hour would change much.
The Guardian
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It was half-past three by the clock of the church in Brechy.
Within an Inch of His Life
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Rae set aside the pad of paper and glanced at the clock.
God's gift