As the man opened the door, a clock began to strike the hour of eleven.

When asked, she told, and the 15-minute clock began ticking.

The clocks had just begun another weary run at the hour.

The clock began to strike, and the man's mouth came straight again.

No clock or chart, though, can begin to measure time as these men experience it.

All the clocks began to strike at the same moment.

And when this same man makes a treaty with Israel, the clock begins running.

The clock began running when the bill became law in October 1984.

Two days later the number of inmates in the state rose again, to about 7,500, and the 30-day clock once more began running.

"I see your clock is beginning to run fast once more."