| The two were silent for a moment, and then suddenly the large clock in the hallway gonged on the hour. |
| Those who fail to tickle the audience will be gonged loudly off the stage. |
| Poor old Pyecraft! He has just gonged, no doubt to order another buttered tea-cake! |
| The fate of the contestants now lies with the viewer at home, who can call in to determine who gets a thumbs up and who gets gonged. |
| Meanwhile, as a standup, he was being gonged off stage at have-a-go comedy nights before he'd said a word – for looking young and wearing silly jumpers. |
| Less than a week ago I was negotiating the Dakota plains in heat of August, but over the weekend, as though a big clock had gonged, impossible to ignore, summer shifted to fall. |
