Suddenly stripped of Government protection, the general started to hear the terrorist clock ticking loudly.

Save for a large antique clock ticking loudly in the dark, the house was quiet.

Inside the room a clock ticked loudly in the silence.

The clock on the kitchen wall ticked loudly in the silence.

The small travel clock she'd set beside the bed ticked loudly.

The meter in the hall which regulated the lights was ticking loudly.

A clock ticked loudly in the house, but otherwise all was absolutely still.

The time bomb is ticking loudly and clearly from page 1 onward.

I was speechless, but my brain must have been ticking loudly.

The last seconds of one's life tick off loudly and with finality.