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Example sentences for "fell asleep"

  • Then, being still very weak, I fell asleep in earnest.

  • Comforting myself thus I fell asleep again, for fatigue overcame even such doubts and fears.

  • Thrilled by this thought at length I fell asleep.

  • In the evening we fell asleep on the bank of the sea, but were awaked by the noise of a serpent as long as a palmtree, whose scales made a rustling as he creeped along.

  • At last I sat down, and, notwithstanding my uneasiness, not having shut my eyes during the night, I fell asleep, after having ate a little more of my provisions.

  • Then the Bohemian stretched himself near the expiring fire, covered himself over with the long furred robe and in a moment he fell asleep.

  • After the second quart he recovered from his delirium; and after the third, he fell asleep; he slept so well that Zbyszko bent toward him from time to time, to ascertain if he was still alive.

  • Toward midnight he fainted from over-exertion, and after they revived him, he fell asleep like a log.

  • Here he entered the porch, and, reclining upon the bench within, fell asleep.

  • So, thinking of his misfortunes, amorous and pastoral he fell asleep, shepherds enjoying, in common with sailors, the privilege of being able to summon the god instead of having to wait for him.

  • She got them to bed in the pirates' bunks pretty quickly, you may be sure; all but Peter, who strutted up and down on the deck, until at last he fell asleep by the side of Long Tom.

  • After a time he fell asleep, and some unsteady fairies had to climb over him on their way home from an orgy.

  • As they dragged along the ground they fell asleep standing, stopped, woke up, moved another step and slept again.

  • I cudgelled my brains until I fell asleep in the endeavor to find some explanation which would cover all these facts.

  • I was boiling the kettle when I fell asleep, sir.

  • I remarked to her, however, before I fell asleep, that the cottage was now occupied, to which she returned no reply.

  • Amidst such thoughts he fell asleep again, for the night yet owed him something of rest, so young as he was and so hard as he had toiled, both body and mind, during the past day.

  • So Ralph lay down and Ursula also, but Ralph lay long awake watching the light above him, which grew fiercer and redder in the hours betwixt moonset and daybreak, when he fell asleep, and woke not again till the sun was high.

  • As soon as I had reached my apartment, I went to bed, and being satisfied with having punished the villain who had injured me, fell asleep; and when I awoke next morning, found the queen lying.

  • At last he came to a fountain, where he washed his face and hands to refresh himself, and lying down on the turf by the fountain, fell asleep.

  • At last I sat down, and notwithstanding my apprehensions, not having closed my eyes during the night, fell asleep, after having eaten a little more of my provision.

  • Thinking of her at night, before I fell asleep, I used to long to help her.

  • When I fell asleep, I was waked continually by chiming bells.

  • Presently the murmuring became so slight that I fell asleep, forgetting everything, only turning uneasily from time to time, to keep the cool night wind from blowing on my cheeks so as to wake me.

  • Professor Schillingschen is drunk to-night; he came home with his car and mouth bleeding, and has plied the whisky bottle freely ever since until he fell asleep an hour and a half ago.

  • At that he fell asleep again; and because Fred threatened to start new commotion and wake him unless Will or I confessed at once, Will took up the tale, I leaning over the edge of my berth to prompt him.

  • As we mounted foot by foot we fell asleep.

  • These thoughts so nearly bordered on nothing that, though I was not sleepy, yet I fell asleep.

  • Nevertheless I was so wrapped round with the repose of this family's virtues that I fell asleep at once.

  • Then I fell asleep, and when I woke suddenly it was because we were in the terminus of that noble great town, which I then set out to traverse in search of my necessary money and sustenance.

  • Before it was yet quite dark I had made a bed out of the dry bracken, covered myself with the sacks and cloths, and very soon I fell asleep, still thinking of the shapes of clouds and of the power of God.

  • Just as he fell asleep, the wife stealthily untied the purse from Alejo's waist, and put in its place one of their own.

  • The wine was no sooner handed to him than he fell asleep.

  • He fell asleep again, and soon a dog came in and began to devour his chicken.

  • He felt the ring being moved from his finger; but the charm was still working in him, and he fell asleep again.

  • Alejo told them about the virtues of his magic goat when he was feeling in a jovial mood; and when he fell asleep, they exchanged his beast for one of their own.

  • But the messenger rested by a brook on the way, and as he was fatigued by the great distance, he fell asleep.

  • But the eyelids of the prince grew heavy as lead, and he fell asleep, and when he awoke in the morning, all twelve had been to the dance, for their shoes were standing there with holes in the soles.

  • The following night the second son had to keep watch, it fared no better with him; as soon as twelve o'clock had struck he fell asleep, and in the morning an apple was gone.

  • Just before daylight he fell asleep, resting his head on his arms, that were spread across the table.

  • Wondering he fell asleep, nor did he awaken till the sun was risen.

  • After his departure, which must have been about four in the morning, I turned into my bunk and watched Tom sitting by the fire splicing two sticks together, until I fell asleep.

  • In wondering what he should say to comfort her he fell asleep again, and sleeping was worse than lying awake.

  • At last he fell asleep, but I was too nervous to do likewise, and sat watching him the most of the night; at least, when I awoke it was daylight, and it seemed to me that I had been asleep for a few minutes.

  • He quarrelled with the nurse and lay down in his bed face downward in order to have his revenge on her; but he fell asleep immediately.

  • Then he lay down on the rushes, and in two turns he fell asleep.

  • After that they all got drunk and merry, and soon there was a great snoring and snorting, and very soon all the servants fell asleep also, so that Mongan could not get anything to drink.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    allowed myself; assume the; even supposing; fell ance; fell asleep; fell back; fell calm; fell down; fell downe; fell from; fell into; fell sick; fellow citizens; fellow creature; fellow creatures; fellow soldiers; great flood; half broad; hath pleased; her work; male citizens; must contrive; single game; speak for; thirds majority; volatile oils