Example sentences of "and [verb] [prep] bed " in BNC.
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| 1 | The impulse previously contained or harnessed in the work setting becomes dangerous and inhibiting in bed when there is no alternative outlet . |
| 2 | She and Edward would be alone on Grace , and they could batten down and stay in bed for twenty-four hours if they felt like it . |
| 3 | His success and the nature of the job mean they lead a glamorous lifestyle , although as he gets up at 4.15am and goes to bed at 9pm weekdays , Simon might not agree . |
| 4 | Shannon , constantly mopping her feverish forehead , is , like the giant lizard tied up and thrashing under the floorboards , at the end of his rope , and the party of Texan school teachers he is leading on a ‘ tour of God 's world ’ are incensed about his having put them up in flea-bag hotels and fallen into bed with the teenage student they have brought along . |
| 5 | After my friends had left quietly , some two hours later , I undressed and tumbled into bed . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'll let you know , ’ and got into bed . |
| 7 | He undressed and got into bed . |
| 8 | ‘ There 's a doo-dah under the pillow , ’ she said and got into bed . |
| 9 | She undressed and got into bed and sat up with her cocoa mug , sipping at it . |
| 10 | Pascoe stripped and got into bed . |
| 11 | ‘ Very nice , ’ he said again , and got into bed , still immersed in his own thoughts . |
| 12 | He undressed and got into bed , switching off the lamp . |
| 13 | David and I , when he was ill and got in bed , played the shortened version where you shuffle all the property cards up |
| 14 | So we turned the mattress over and got in bed ! |
| 15 | He successfully accomplished his design by the simple expedient of walking out of the gaol disguised as a workman while his doctor pretended that he was ill and confined to bed . |
| 16 | A month later this apparently ‘ happy and contented ’ young lady was back in hospital ‘ in a very confused state and confined to bed ’ . |
| 17 | The following year , in Paris , Du Camp was ill , and confined to bed in his apartment . |
| 18 | All patients were in hospital and confined to bed for at least 24 hours after ERCP . |
| 19 | On a bubble of elation , full of dreams for the future , Lisa switched off the gas fire and headed for bed . |
| 20 | Having finished her bag of chips , Buzz licked her fingers , switched the light on , and prepared for bed . |
| 21 | Then she locked the door , bolted the garden doors and prepared for bed . |
| 22 | Seb undressed and prepared for bed and had just blown out his candle when he heard a noise from the landing just outside his room . |
| 23 | He was a clever , devious swine , she reflected bitterly as she cleaned her teeth and prepared for bed . |
| 24 | Undressing quickly , he cleaned his teeth and flopped into bed . |
| 25 | Jessamy slowly dried herself , pulled on a nightdress and flopped into bed . |
| 26 | I fumbled out of my dress and crawled into bed in my underclothes . |
| 27 | • Advance your meal times by the same amount as you change your times of getting up and going to bed . |
| 28 | • Change your meal times to fit in with your delayed times of getting up and going to bed . |
| 29 | I learned afterwards that Mrs McLaren was in the habit of getting up and going to bed so early that night was confused with day ; and having an idea that she must get a message to the man who did her garden , she had gone out before it was light , lost her way , and fallen into the brook , where she was found by a man walking to work . |
| 30 | In addition , a quarter of the principal carers provided daily help with getting up , washing face and hands , and going to bed ; the majority also helped with shopping , enabling the sufferer to go out , finances , washing , ironing and house cleaning . |