The dawn of victory nears as this great showdown begins.

As dawn neared, he felt a tap on his shoulder.

As dawn was nearing, the pacing workmen had become lax in their vigil.

But later, as dawn was nearing, the cloaked form again appeared within the great hall at the mansion.

When dawn neared, and he dressed after a sleepless night, Jube was virtually convinced of it.

Five hours after the first attacks, Iraq's state radio broadcast declaring that "The dawn of victory nears as this great showdown begins."

The storm had left them dirty, pink-eyed and irritable, but as dawn neared they trembled with the ancient power of the hunter.

As dawn neared, Eric stopped again in the middle of a covered bridge to act on a plan he had formulated on the journey.

As the dawn neared, she rose and dressed herself, so silently that neither of her attendant priestesses stirred.

As dawn neared, they reached the bottom of the Chasm.