Behind her,in the little room over the porch, a tiny clock ticked loudly on its shelf near the end of the bed.

VOA: special.2010.05.15

The clock stood on the shelf near the end of the bed.

VOA: special.2010.05.15

Workers have been skimming oily water around the clock near Vicksburg, Miss.

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He knew it was near six o'clock, and the peace would not last.

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Only as the clock ticked near midnight, for example, did the Administration belatedly realize how dire South Koreas situation had become.

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