Fact is, middle of the afternoon hits and we all want just a little something. (nakedcuisine.com)
And even though she couldn't fix the timer, the clock still ran with a snickering whirr, a nasty little calibrated sound of time mouse - wheeling itself determinedly away, even if she was sitting here marooned in the long slack middle of the afternoon, picking hard candle wax off the tablecloth and waiting for the caffeine rush that... (bookbrowse.com)
And even though she couldn't fix the timer, the clock still ran with a snickering whirr, a nasty little calibrated sound of time mouse - wheeling itself determinedly away, even if she was sitting here marooned in the long slack middle of the afternoon, picking hard candle wax off the tablecloth and waiting for the caffeine rush that would never come. (bookbrowse.com)