41.   When the clock struck noon they shivered with each chime.

42.   When the clock strikes midnight Tuesday, NBA business will be shut down for the summer.

43.   When the clock struck noon, dismissal time, some students cheered.

44.   Alexandra snatched the latest edition as soon as the clock struck.

45.   But a number of travelers plan to be atop Machu Picchu in Peru, underwater in Egypt, or skydiving when the clock strikes midnight.

46.   Precisely as a clock struck noon, Yeltsin and Albright entered Avalny Hall from opposite ends and met at midpoint, then shook hands.

47.   The clock struck twelve, the champagne corks popped and sparklers glittered under decorative pine boughs.

48.   The clock struck midnight and a new millennium dawned but many gamblers hardly noticed.

49.   When the clock struck midnight, free agents were supposed to be able to sign new contracts.