Example sentences of "sleep [adj] of the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Dierdriu and the courtiers slept all of the time the Princess was held captive inside the Dark Ireland . |
| 2 | The single dog , who has probably been bored for many years , suddenly has a new playmate , who like himself , sleeps most of the time , but will enjoy a game for short periods . |
| 3 | The dwarf maintains an assault on the trees for long periods and achieves little ( the equivalent of frequent , low-magnitude events ) ; the giant sleeps most of the time but occasionally wakes and causes great destruction ( a catastrophic event ) whereas the man works regular hours and systematically achieves the greatest effects ( events that occur once or twice each year ) . |
| 4 | From Ajaccio they travelled by bus to Porto Vecchio , Minton sleeping much of the time with his mouth open and head lolling against Ross 's shoulder . |
| 5 | I was sleeping most of the time , I did n't want to eat , I was n't hungry . |