The sound or their footsteps died as the door closed behind them.
Within a few minutes their running footsteps had died away in the distance.
The new guard took up his post, and the footsteps of the other died away.
Then he left, and his footsteps died away down the corridor.
Their running footsteps died away as they vanished from sight among the trees.
When the proprietor's footsteps had died away and everything was quiet.
When their footsteps had died away in the distance he stood silently for a moment, thinking about life and where his could have gone wrong.
The woman waited until their footsteps had died away in the fog.
His footsteps were dying away, but the voice went on.
His footsteps died away and the street was silent again.