As the day ticked forward, the bleached asphalt of the highway rolled past beneath the four of us.

But as the first day of the school year ticked by, there were not many calls.

The days and weeks were ticking past; March was half over, and spring would be here too soon.

And so the days ticked by.

Fresh troops came as well, more than 2,000 of them, most of them confident that the Taliban's final days are ticking away.

The days tick on and there is still so little known about the mystery couple of St. James Hospital.

Perhaps he truly didn't see that his days of domination over Angelo were ticking away fast.

Petro was doing his best not to be impatient, but well, the days of Angelina's pregnancy were ticking past.

And all the time, the day was ticking away.

I can't just sit around all day, Flynn, ticking the right boxes and signing where indicated.