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Meanings of half asleep in English

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Usage of half asleep in English
1
Is something wrong?' She was struggling to get upright, still half asleep.
Naomi’s Room
2
When I got back I found Howard half asleep in the armchair.
To-morrow?
3
She laid her head back on the sofa; she was half asleep.
The Captives
4
He calls back within five minutes, half asleep and full of apologies.
The Irish Times
5
She was half asleep, half in a stupor when Billy came in.
Lydia of the Pines
6
You were half asleep in the easy chair-halfasleep, and half dreaming.
Monsieur Maurice
7
Both were armed, but looked half asleep, baffled by what they saw.
Mission road
8
And the House, as I knew it would, had been half asleep.
Simon the Jester
9
She sounded agitated, and Faith was still half asleep when she answered.
Answered prayers
10
But the princess began to wake up, and half asleep, she said:
The White Knight: Tirant Lo Blanc
11
He looked half asleep, and a languorous stillness pervaded the whole scene.
Vane of the Timberlands
12
His breathing slowed and she could tell he was already half asleep.
The bricklayer
13
He was half asleep when he heard a crashing in the woods.
The road
14
Roscoe was half asleep in the saddle when a bad thing happened.
Lonesome dove
15
He sounded as if he were half asleep, talking in a dream.
The Oracle Glass
16
He seemed half asleep as he looked round over his shoulder suspiciously.
Captivity
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Half asleep across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common