At six o'clock in the evening a family became aware of a fire upstairs, where an infant was
fast asleep
in his cot.
And if you succeed in getting home without
falling asleep
you'll probably not get to work on time anyway.
Asleep in a corner, wrapped in a warm, fur-lined cloak, as if it had been winter.
Asleep at this time.
Asleep half way
through!
Someone undergoing surgery is already
deeply asleep, so surely the reiki is merely adding to relaxation?
These may be difficulty getting to sleep ( initial insomnia ) or difficulty
staying asleep
( early morning wakening ).
Asleep in the back, which was nominated for the mercury music prize 2001.
Asleep upstairs.
The reader may judge for himself that
tho asleep
in jesus, he being dead yet speaketh.
Asleep in a very short time
( usually a matter of seconds ).
Aww he will be chuffed, he's
half asleep
at the mo, too many beers me thinks!
My wife was
still asleep
on the upper tier with my elder son.
Daniel is
soon asleep
in his own bed; alistair had never seen him looking so miserable.
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