Example sentences of "[vb mod] not sleep at " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was so constantly braced , her will so stiff from desire , that she could not sleep at nights ; she feared that if she fell asleep she might lose her determination and her faith , might wake up alone in her narrow bed , in the small back bedroom , overlooking the small square garden , backing onto the next small square garden , where for so many years she had lain and dreamed her subversive dreams . |
| 2 | Three months after his symptoms had started , he could not sleep at all , and suffered from waking dreams . |
| 3 | I could not sleep at all that night . |
| 4 | Sometimes he could not sleep at night for thinking about the one time it had happened . |
| 5 | ‘ At nights , ’ said the Canadian , ‘ it was so cold that you could n't sleep at all , and about dawn you 'd hear the shots as they knocked off that day 's quota of Frenchmen out in the yard . ’ |
| 6 | I could n't sleep at Jamila 's place any more for fear of having to face Changez . |
| 7 | I knew MPs who could n't sleep at night because they were going through lobbies voting against their consciences for the Gulf war — to kill 100,000 people — because they believed it would help a Labour victory . |
| 8 | It th , I was depressed , I had swe sweats , night sweats and my husband was all , he could n't sleep at night and it changed it completely ! |
| 9 | The reason Nicola 's GP had sent her to me was that the little girl would n't sleep at night , had tantrums and breath-holding attacks , and her mother wondered if she was allergic to something she was eating . |
| 10 | ‘ I ca n't sleep at night because I 'm worried : both about getting behind with my work , and about bouncing cheques , ’ he said . |
| 11 | I ca n't sleep at nights from thinking of those dreadful things you describe . |
| 12 | It 's maddening — like voices in a dream , I ca n't sleep at night , they taunt me ’ |
| 13 | I ca n't sleep at night for that baby crying , I ca n't breathe in the daytime for that stench of tallow coming out of their back door — and one of his customers brushed me into the dusty street the other day … |
| 14 | It 's not all fun — sometimes I ca n't sleep at night for worrying . ’ |
| 15 | Maybe someone will provide a 24-hour 0898 number which we can dial when we ca n't sleep at night for thinking about the copy of Milan Kundera 's Immortality lying untouched on the bedside table . |
| 16 | It 's , I ca n't sleep at night . |
| 17 | Now I do n't care what people say : at times I look at the child and I am so happy I ca n't sleep at night . |
| 18 | Ca n't sleep at Marg 's ? |
| 19 | So we do n't have any sloppy kisses ca n't sleep at night . |
| 20 | Oh yes if something 's on your mind you ca n't sleep at all . |
| 21 | I can not sleep at night … my heart is weak … my feet are heavy … |
| 22 | We can not sleep at the new night time , we feel tired during the daytime ( at a time corresponding to night in the time zone we have just left ) , and our appetite is upset . |
| 23 | If you can not sleep at night , your doctor will give you a potion to bring on artificial sleep . |
| 24 | He wrote : ‘ I can not sleep at night . |