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It's not the brand of forty winks single insomniac procrastinators are meant to experience so understandably it's got me worried.
Unfortunately, trying to catch forty winks before last night's debate between candidates Kerry and Bush was not a good idea.
With all the commotion going on outside on Sunday, Eric retired to his favourite spot for forty winks.
But the tiredness caught up with me, too, so while the process was running, I lay down on the sofa and took forty winks, too.
I still know where the young kids are at, and it seems most of them are head down on their desk having forty winks.
Hain's difficulty is that he took his forty winks at a most inappropriate moment.
That gives the farmer an extra forty winks, knowing that there are no false alarms with this innovation.
But before you switch off your mobile, blissfully catch forty winks and let your voice mail pile up, remember that message retrieval costs Rs.1.50 per minute.
At least they'd go out on the pitch feeling refreshed after forty winks.
The door to Sister Penny's office was closed: she'd be catching forty winks on her couch.
So it's back to passive browsing through some of my favourite blogs, excluding the Australian bloggers who, unlike me, are catching up on their forty winks.
On the bench I was free: I could read, eat, observe the world around me, sink into a pleasant reverie or even catch forty winks.
Got you a extra blanket I'll roll up out here and grab forty winks, ride out at first light.
He doesn't understand French and plans to catch forty winks, but is extremely apprehensive throughout, because he knows a revolver is going to be shot off in the last act.
Gulliver is surprised it didn't happen sooner. Catching forty winks during an airport stopover can be a trying experience, so much so that many people myself included no longer make the effort.
Getting your forty winks is essential to physical and emotional health.
In fact, this morning, during the forty winks which I have already mentioned, I saw myself having dinner with Mrs Diamantopoulou, who has thus far not taken up the invitation I extended to her.
The aim of all and sundry is to stay with the pace, reduce the sails to a minimum, protect the boat and, deafening racket permitting, grab forty winks to try to restore their alertness and clarity.
As you're so tired, why not try to catch forty winks before you leave?
Examples from Classical Literature
I'm beginning to think that I, too, took forty winks during the reading of that paper.
I thought you were with mother, so I took forty winks after I got those girls off.
Do you prefer to catch forty winks at a stopover between flights, so you can sleep the jetlag away and board the next plane refreshed?
It's a healthy state of affairs for a sport which has deep roots on the banks of the Tyne but went into a sleep that threatened to be more comatose than forty winks.
With Sleeptember now upon us it's worth revising your routine and at Leekes we've got the perfect selection of beds and mattresses to ensure you get your forty winks.
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