Everything ran like clockwork for the Irish fivesome who had to quickly move on to launches in Belfast, Edinburgh, Manchester and London. |
If you doubt the power of the aesthetics of clockwork, look at the prices in a smart watchmaker's shop. |
Once a year, like clockwork, the Old Delhi dam is opened, flooding the dry riverbeds. |
You couldn't always expect things to go smoothly like clockwork, but he did. |
Inventor Trevor Baylis had spent years trying to raise finance for his wind-up clockwork radio. |
The laboratory ran like clockwork and he kept a watchful eye on the welfare of his staff. |