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He retired to bed, but he did not sleep.

I began to fear that I might doze off and miss the dinner. That would mean lying awake on an empty belly all night.

Hope buoyed up his spirits, but fear made him nervous. He wanted to sleep but could not drop off as he lay sprawled out on some hay.

Richard: I won't be able to sleep, you know. I can't sleep without you to me.

I will be reborn again, when I put my head on your lap and fall asleep, like you used to put me to bed during my sleepless nights.

He stayed late on deck, after dinner, but that did not help him, for when he went below, he could not sleep.

Unable to sleep, I tossed restlessly in the bed and stared at the ceiling, wondering what life would be like stuck on a tiny island.

I'm exhausted the next day, of course, but it feels better than spending hours in bed awake and ruminating.

When my mother told me that she would take me to Beijing, I was so excited that I could not fall asleep.