Example sentences of "[prep] bed " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was wearing my watch when I went tae bed . ’ |
| 2 | Marcus leaps out of bed and starts to play Victorian hymns on the little portable organ he has in his bedroom . |
| 3 | But the sun tugged her out of bed the next day and there was the butterfly , still fluttering . |
| 4 | Cameron got out of bed and dressed , feeling unreal . |
| 5 | ‘ Are you getting me out of bed at this hour to talk to me about my brother ? ’ she demanded . |
| 6 | ‘ Aids ’ are available to help people pull themselves out of bed , or to put on stockings . |
| 7 | On many a winter morning I jumped out of bed and put a letter of his in the fire , feeling it would be wrong to allow it to survive ; and when some years ago I was asked by a distinguished man of letters if I could help him to write an account of Maurice |
| 8 | HEALTH authorities look to be at risk of another round of bed closures , service cuts and deferred developments this winter , despite the fact that the year 's financial settlement for the NHS originally looked generous . |
| 9 | The option of a room at the five-star Grand Hotel was turned down in favour of bed and breakfast in St George 's Terrace . |
| 10 | She and a student nurse were lifting a six-foot patient out of bed . |
| 11 | As you 'd expect on the Isle of Wight there 's an endless list of bed and breakfasts . |
| 12 | She turned the light on and got out of bed . |
| 13 | She lumbered out of bed , reached for the too recently removed dressing-gown and took herself off to her bathroom . |
| 14 | ‘ Then , before I could stop her she got my father out of bed and told him the whole thing . |
| 15 | So I get out of bed and stick some clothes on . |
| 16 | • If you wake up early , do n't get out of bed but relax instead and ‘ snooze ’ . |
| 17 | Corporal T , the REME technician , is dragged out of bed to repair a minor fault on the Wheelbarrow . |
| 18 | Charles could see at first-hand the tension that was building up in the vast depressing wastelands of the inner cities , where young people had no work , no ambition , no feeling of belonging , no pride in their surroundings — nothing , in fact , to get out of bed for in the mornings . |
| 19 | It was quiet when Vincent slipped out of bed . |
| 20 | ‘ Some warts are cancerous , ’ Arty said , laying the mirror aside and getting out of bed . |
| 21 | As soon as she had gone Phil was out of bed again and , with a half-fearful look at Arty , put on his dressing gown and sauntered out to spread the news . |
| 22 | She had him out of bed , touching his toes , bending and swaying with outstretched arms , leaning this way and that , rotating his hips , raising and lowering his shoulders , until his mind was numbed and he obeyed her commands like a robot . |
| 23 | ‘ Now , if you 'll hop out of bed and slip on your dressing gown , we 'll start . ’ |
| 24 | When he had gone , Arty , smiling to himself at what he considered a victory , got out of bed and set off for the bathroom to wash his hair . |
| 25 | For those of us who are spared having to wear a uniform to work , the notion of getting out of bed and putting on exactly the same clothes , every day , is simply too boring to contemplate . |
| 26 | ‘ I suddenly got out of bed half naked . |
| 27 | ‘ The use of bed and breakfast is still hovering close to record levels , ’ says Pawson , ‘ It is only through the boom in short-term leasing that boroughs have been able to avoid further increases in hotel placements . ’ |
| 28 | You can give the bedroom its total co-ordinated look by flat , fitted and valance sheets , cushions and bolsters , choosing from the wide range of bed dressings available , the superb selection of window dressings , wall-coverings and light fittings . |
| 29 | With such a wide range of bed dressings available today it is possible to choose a sleeping system most suitable for your personal requirements and allows you to experiment with new looks and styles in the bedroom . |
| 30 | He always did it for a while and then just let it ride to see what happened , but all of a sudden ( it 's amazing — I 've seen it happen several times ) he gets out of bed one morning and says , ‘ Right , I 'm going to do something about it — it 's not moving fast enough for me ’ . |