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Meanings of count sheep in English

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Usage of count sheep in English
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Well, count sheep going through a gate.
Sally Bishop: A Romance
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Stafford could not count sheep-anywoman could do that-buthe could do what no woman could do: lift those great stones into their places.
At Love's Cost
3
The New Yorker, December 15, 1934 P. 66 A lady tries unsuccessfully to count sheep to put herself to sleep.
The new yorker
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It's not about counting sheep, but rather to support food traceability efforts.
Independent.ie
5
They thought he was counting sheep-butit was salmon in a net.
Gudrid the Fair / A Tale of the Discovery of America
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I counted sheep and stars and blades of grass, but nothing worked.
Tell the Wolves I’m Home
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So this time Eric hid with the others, while Wild Star counted sheep.
The Little House in the Fairy Wood
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I had retired on still active lobster, after twelve I lay counting sheep.
The new yorker
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I was starting to doze, and instead of counting sheep I counted trucks.
Night Shift
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Nicki Minaj counted sheep in Alexander McQueen as she headed to her American Idol duties.
Ebony
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Inducing sleep While counting sheep never really works, there is something to be said for distraction.
BBC
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Instead of counting sheep, insomniacs may find relief listening to the sounds of their own brain waves.
Wired
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At last he came back to the Tree Man himself with Wild Star counting sheep at his knee.
The Little House in the Fairy Wood
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Especially with Mal counting sheep.'
Blood Rights
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It is like counting sheep.
The new yorker
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"No, my friend, I have something else to do than count sheep."
The Man from the Clouds
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