Example sentences of "wake [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ It 's the last time we 'll wake in the morning together . ’ |
2 | After long days and nights alone I would wake in the mornings wondering if this new day would bring a new poem from you , a new smile as you ran dancing towards me on your boxer 's turned-in toes . |
3 | I do not wake in the night , I am a sound sleeper . |
4 | However , if you do wake in the middle of the night and hear an intruder : |
5 | Sometimes they 'd wake in the night , alerted by the jackals howling on the outskirts of the village , and they 'd nose open the heavy doors and go outside on to the roof , joining the other dogs in their chorus of barking . |
6 | While still in London I would wake in the night to find the bed devoid of Nigel , whom I would find in the kitchen , drinking tea and pacing the floor . |
7 | She would wake in the night hearing sobs , then realize they were hers and immediately stop . |
8 | I told my mother that as Thomas would be in strange surroundings and might wake in the night I thought it better if the two of you shared a room . |
9 | She had wanted to see him wake to the possession of all this beauty but he watched its passing impassively , stirring only to ask practical questions . |
10 | He was a good baby , did n't startle and wake at the least noise , like some did , but there was a pleasure in being gentle and slow about things . |