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Meanings of lay sleepless in English

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Usage of lay sleepless in English
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He was not the only one who lay sleepless during the night.
The Eagle of the Empire: A Story of Waterloo
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So the old man thought as he lay sleepless during the night.
The Eagle of the Empire: A Story of Waterloo
3
The sun hadn't yet risen, and Leesil lay sleepless in his bed.
Thief of lives
4
Devoured, therefore, by disquiet, she lay sleepless till the clock struck two.
Fraternity
5
He lay sleepless on the mat in his father's tent, reviewing the past.
Joshua — Volume 5
6
As I lay sleepless, I began to hear a stifled moaning.
Lilith: A Romance
7
He lay sleepless until seven, when Danny began to stir awake.
The Shining
8
I lay sleepless on my cot, staring at the beamed ceiling.
Outlander
9
So Cora lay sleepless and tortured by these harrassingquestions.
For Woman's Love
10
I took drugs that made my heart pound as I lay sleepless in bed.
The Guardian
11
He did not know how many hours she lay sleepless in the silent midnight watches.
Lizzy Glenn; Or, The Trials of a Seamstress
12
He was reassured, but still, for the greater part of the night, he lay sleepless.
Maurice Guest
13
The following night, very late, Laura again lay sleepless.
Helbeck of Bannisdale — Volume II
14
That night I lay sleepless on the rocky ground.
Rock and Ice Magazine
15
Hours later Dorn lay sleepless in his bed.
Erik Dorn
16
I lay sleepless, watching the clock of Excelsior.
The Woman Who Toils / Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen a...
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