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Example sentences for "little rest"

  • I then retired for a little rest, until about 5 a.

  • After hobbling some distance out of the range of fire, I lay down, for I could get no further without a little rest.

  • Breakfast over, some of the men who are tired lie down for a little rest.

  • She went 'ome last Thursday to get a little rest until to-morrer,--Tuesday.

  • It will give a new bevy of my proteges a little rest and a quiet time for practise.

  • I want to go down to the country for a little rest," she said.

  • We both laughed quietly, and then I whispered to him, "We had better go and find some place where we, too, can get a little rest.

  • Under this new arrangement I was able to get a little rest.

  • The barrage was to begin at four twenty-five in the morning; so the gunner and I went down into a dugout and tried to get a little rest.

  • The man and woman both rose, bowing and courtsying, and each offering her their place, and their repast; saying it should go hard but they would find something upon which she might take a little rest.

  • She crossed a style, and, presenting herself to the old woman, craved a draught of water, and permission to take a little rest.

  • She has had a great deal of excitement to-day; and now, if you will come up stairs and look at my flowers, we can let her have a little rest.

  • Granny was taking a little rest in the other room; and Dot was up stairs, reading.

  • Mr. Fielder almost wears me out, so you might let me have a little rest in vacation.

  • He used to think sometimes that it would be blessed to die, and have a little rest, but for Granny's sake!

  • Now," said the Prince, "I will take a little rest.

  • We have spent a hard night, and a still harder day; you are wounded: and it never occurs to you to take a little rest!

  • So you see that you may well afford yourself a little rest.

  • I've done a good deal of hard work in my time, and I feel as if I had a right to a little rest.

  • Having been up most of the night, I also tried to get a little rest in another room, and later went out in search of a nurse and engaged an excellent one, Mrs. C.

  • I have just written to see if she will come down and get a little rest, now the weather is so fine.

  • Shortly after one o'clock I called the nurse and, directing her to summon me at once in the event of any change, retired to the green-room for a little rest.

  • After a little rest, the animals with grass, we packed up, and after Field had put on his, once serviceable, life preserver he mounted the old mule behind the small pack and started to swim across the river.

  • After a little rest we moved on over our road which was now quite smooth and gently descending.

  • We tried to sleep but could not, but after a little rest we noticed a bright star two hours above the horizon, and from the course of the moon we saw the star must be pretty truly west of us.

  • And if you're sensible you'll bring your daughter back early so that she may have a little rest.

  • Yes," answered Pierre; "he is only taking a little rest.

  • Videttes being posted, half the troopers remained in saddle, whilst the others, having picketed their horses, were able to take a little rest.

  • What a pity that we are not rich, to give him a little rest.

  • After midnight he sat down to take a little rest, and on account of his sleeplessness on the two previous nights, he soon fell asleep.

  • He ceased working to take a little rest, thinking within himself, "I am much afraid my mother had cause enough to laugh at me.

  • I was trying to keep the children quiet, so that you, mamma, and Millie might have a little rest.

  • If I can't get a little rest on Sunday I'll wear out.

  • In the afternoon Mildred went to her room to seek a little rest.

  • I can't say but I was glad of a little rest, for I had been packing up for the whole family for ten days past, with interludes of rushing out into the town; for whatever we had not forgotten, the shops had not sent home!

  • She undertook to go up to the Hall and give Anne a little rest, and he threw himself into the carriage, not daring to dwell on the pain it gave him to go from his brother's death bed to confront Camilla.

  • He had found that Mrs. Duncombe had been up all night with one of the most miserable families, and only when her unpractised hands had cared for a little corpse, had been forced home by good Miss Slater for a little rest.

  • Well, it's just this; if you won't allow me to help your wife to have a little rest now, she will be obliged to take a longer one later on!

  • Down at the bottom of our hearts, I think we both have a feeling that this is just a little rest by the way.

  • It is a pleasure to me to take charge of the children, so that she may have a little rest.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "little rest" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    little amused; little better; little bit; little breathlessly; little common; little conversation; little dance; little difficult; little family; little fine; little finger; little fresh; little game; little girl; little grated; little hamlet; little known; little lard; little mace; little man; little over; little short; little small; little snow; little surprised; little when