Example sentences of "wake up to a [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | On Easter Monday 1972 , I woke up to a new view of the world . |
| 2 | On Wednesday David Howell , the Energy Secretary , was forced to withdraw the threat of pit closures and on Thursday we woke up to a dreadful press accusing us of ignominious surrender . |
| 3 | She yawned , stretched herself , voluptuously enjoying the process of waking up to a lazy day . |
| 4 | In the early morning , waking up to a fierce easterly wind and a leaden sea , the children gathered in the dining room to find snow fluttering through the rafters and piling up over the breakfast plates . |
| 5 | America is trillions of pounds in debt , economic growth is slow at best around the world , the massive defence industry must wake up to a new post-Cold War world and the nation 's infrastructure is in deep disrepair . |