| In the 1981 Sydney performance, gold nuggets, a gold boomerang, and a live diamond python rested on the table. |
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| Meanwhile Siward died, and the matter rested for a few years, Malcolm reigning as King of Cumbria, and Macbeth occupying the Scottish throne. |
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| I plopped down in a stool and rested my forehead on the slightly sticky bar. |
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| He followed her inside and as she turned on the lights he took off his coat and rested on a stool at the kitchen counter. |
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| He sat across from his dad, Cohen, on one of the high stools and rested his head on the breakfast bar. |
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| Having eaten and rested it was time once again to lay the ghosts to rest and pay respects to the many Germans who had fallen in the desert. |
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| When the time for sleep came, heads fell on thighs and into laps, feet rested on arms and heads, bodies sprawled everywhere. |
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| The survival of political machines usually rested on the amenability of federal supervisors. |
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| Lost to the sensation of her touch, he closed his eyes and rested as she lathered his body and then rinsed it. |
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| They rested for a minute, trying to catch their breath from all the running. |
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| A heavy sigh escaped her tired body and she rested her head leadenly on his strong shoulders for support. |
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| He leaned her body against his own, rested her head on his shoulder and stroked her hair as she continued blabbering. |
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| But after that the smile left her face the woman just rested and leant her head against the wall. |
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| One of his knees was pointed up and he leaned his face against the arm that rested upon it. |
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| She rested her chin on her fist and leaned her elbow on her knee, staring into empty space and thinking. |
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| He leaned his elbows on the table, and then rested his chin on his clasped hands. |
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| Suddenly looking very, very bored, her dad leaned his elbow on the table and rested the side of his head in his hand. |
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| Some individuals rested or slept in the back of the enclosure, while others appeared to wait nervously for us to leave. |
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| He rested his eyes then, thinking about everything he had just found out and how it would affect his future. |
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| He then went home, had dinner and rested his legs after an exhausting walk to church. |
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| We walked for a few minutes while he rested his legs and gave his arches a little break. |
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| Isis looked long at the sarcophagus, if the legends were true the body of Osiris rested in the stone structure in front of her. |
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| However, Australia had qualified for the finals, and so a couple of players were rested for this game. |
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| If a player is to be rested it must be for the good of the team not on the say-so of the national coach. |
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| A number of their players involved in that encounter may be rested for the first Test against South Africa. |
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| We rested some key players and we're the one team that can afford to do that, but I don't like the system. |
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| And he was the first coach to make sure his best players were rested for the final minutes of a game. |
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| I think that the matter might have rested there if it were not for the fact that many schools, and their teachers and students, felt cheated. |
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| There this matter might have rested if it were not for a potential medical crisis that is feared by some doctors. |
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| The land was rested for 1-3 years which was not enough if compared to the 19 years fallow period which their ancestors practiced. |
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| His right hand rested lightly on her shoulder, but no smile touched upon his lips. |
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| Half-slouched, her elbow rested gingerly on the thin armrest, with her head propped up with her hand. |
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| One arm hung limply at her side while the other rested on the hilt of her sword. |
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| I know this because my chin now rested on her shoulder, my arms draped loosely around her waist. |
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| He gently rested his forehead against the cool panes, savoring the feeling. |
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| I then lay my arms out on the table, next to her elbows and rested my cheek against hers. |
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| Isabelle could feel herself physically weakening and she rested her hand against the wall for support. |
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| She laid her body down, turning her back to Senta, and rested her arm under her head for support. |
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| His eyes rested on the wall next to their bed that grew a brighter shade of white with the increasing morning sunlight. |
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| He scanned the bushes and his eyes rested upon a wisp of red at the base of a bush. |
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| Although he had little faith in the operation of politics, he rested his hopes for progress on education. |
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| Both the defence and prosecution rested in the fifth day of the trial after Jones testified against him for a second time. |
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| Lawyers argued over procedural matters about admitting evidence and then prosecutors rested their case. |
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| Defense attorneys in the murder trial rested their case today after hearing testimony from a forensics expert. |
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| I don't think they'll make that decision until the prosecution has rested their case. |
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| The defense attorney rested his case today without calling any more witnesses. |
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| Both the prosecution and the defence have rested their cases in the child abuse trial. |
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| Raphael heard Charmian's restive breathing, and a tear slid down his nose onto the furs he rested his head on. |
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| I reached out with my left arm, towards the window and gently rested my hand upon it. |
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| Even now, as she rested and waited for the signal to begin the retreat, the color on Guo's mantle did not even fade slightly. |
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| Gallaher's agreement rested on a letter of intent, a document that in China can take years to translate into an actual contract. |
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| The two sisters both rested their hands on the coils of the great snake and stroked it gently as others would stroke a sleeping cat. |
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| Thus his apparent liberality on this question rested on pragmatic considerations rather than on principle. |
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| He crouched down and took to the table, changing his fingering so that the cue rested between his thumb and first finger. |
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| Just as he rested Tino Martinez and Larry Walker, La Russa has increasingly rested Sanders against dominant right-handed pitching. |
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| Then I picked up my sword, which I had rested on the fence surrounding the ring. |
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| She rested comfortably in the lotus position and seemed to be quite preoccupied. |
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| Having apparently completed her dissertation, Malie rested her chin on one fist and regarded him with limpid, rather bovine eyes. |
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| After passing through a very heavy shelling for 20 minutes we rested and then formed a line of battle. |
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| Where the station rested in space a minute ago was now an incomplete framework of solar panels and pieces of modules, tubing, and railings. |
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| We adjusted the knot so that it rested just above the lip, thus extending our reach downward as far as possible. |
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| Therefore, the architrave could not have extended to and rested properly upon such a wall. |
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| Shoving one hand into his pocket, he rested his free palm against the arm of his chair and slowly stood up. |
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| Cora shook her head and rested her chin on a hand as her elbow rested on the arm of the easy chair. |
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| His hand rested on the metal arm of the chair and his head lay in his hand. |
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| Jack's eyes caught a glimpse of Rose's hand that had rested on the armrest of her chair. |
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| He sat down on a chair next to her, rested his arms on the armrests and looked at her with interest. |
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| Silver framed glasses rested on the tip of her nose, her short hair being tousled by the brisk winds. |
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| Thin oval glasses rested on his nose, and he looked over these with blue eyes. |
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| His black hair was spiked and a pair of yellow tinted glasses rested in front of his dark brown eyes. |
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| This teenager held a buff build and tall lean body with brown hair was spiked and wire frame glasses rested on his nose. |
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| Again, the bittersweet humour rested on aspirations never being truly realised. |
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| The boy stopped out of breath as he rested his hands on his knees and took in a few deep breaths. |
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| I think most of the squad will get a run-out in the next two weeks, with a few people being rested with niggling injuries. |
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| The festival of Lupercal falls on this 15 day of February, and you must be rested for the races. |
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| One of the sakura petals from the garden floated down and rested itself on the sleeve of my kimono. |
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| The broad social base on which the theatre rested during this period enabled the mimics to take off people from practically all walks of life. |
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| There we got a great welcome, rested awhile while we ate a grand meal prepared by the cook. |
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| His strong hands rested on her shoulders and began working the taut muscles, causing her to immediately tense. |
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| She rested her upper arms along the backs of the chair, resting her head against one hand. |
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| Their legs were tucked up in front of them, and their arms rested over the back of the chair. |
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| The table in front of her was covered with a pale lilac lace tablecloth and the silver tea set rested upon it. |
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| I started to cry again, and rested my head against a nearby telephone pole. |
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| Jason rested his arm comfortably around Kirby's shoulder as she maneuvered herself to stand next to him. |
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| Under the mansard roof of structure number 14, a figure rested in a rocking chair, studying a magazine. |
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| We landed a mile or two past the badlands, in my old home land, and rested for the night. |
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| The Test also marks the return of Brian Lara, who was rested for the one-day series. |
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| She watched his downcast face, as he rested the fine horsehair of his bow on his knee. |
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| The structure rested next to a steep slope, and snow was piled in thick drifts around it. |
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| The package Campbell had brought the night before rested unassumingly on the seat of my chair. |
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| At its base rested a small, weathered plaque with a few words elegantly etched into the fine stone. |
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| Her other arm held a shield by her side, the base rested on the floor but she was not leaning on it. |
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| When they were far enough away from the base, they all rested and sat down. |
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| While your arms are well rested to your sides, your sleeves should end where your thumbs begin. |
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| Her entire focus was concentrated on the small object which rested at the exact center of the room, her one and only focal point. |
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| Scarlet wasn't bawling like a baby this time, but the tears were still on her face as she rested her head on Major's shoulder. |
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| She rested the weight on her hip, as the young man smiled at her and with a quick flick of his head indicated for them to leave the crowded area. |
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| Chase leaned back on the backrest of the dark brown wooden bench and rested his arms over it because of a slight tinge of exhaustion. |
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| Finally, they rested on the left, which opened immediately to reveal a tiny tin soldier. |
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| She got up and carefully tiptoed to her dresser, where the present rested on top. |
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| But I began to tire, and I realised that if I rested and trod water, I would undo all the progress I had made. |
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| My eyes rested on a magnificent strapless light blue dress with sequins dotting the hemline. |
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| Janet carefully swung one leg over the sill and rested her small foot on the narrow toehold as she shifted the rest of her through the opening. |
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| At this point, the focal point of the crowd rested on the door as everyone made a beeline for outside. |
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| Grabbing a pair of tongs that rested in one of the boxes Joe served himself several of the chicken fingers. |
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| Farly settled against Bourbon and rested his head against Bourbon's soft blue hair. |
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| A Cuban cigar rested between his right index and middle fingers, burning torpidly. |
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| The vertical plate was moved medially until it rested against the middle finger of the left hand. |
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| The mirror's shards fell to the floor like rain, each part catching her reflection as it fell and rested on the floor. |
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| In the accident and emergency department, the broken leg should be rested in the position of comfort and traction should not be used. |
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| My head drooped toward my work table until it rested among the metal shavings and thin blades. |
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| A hardbound diary rested on her lap, and she fingered a pen with her long, almost translucently pale fingers. |
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| Understanding her dance has rested upon a binary that relegates ballet to a position of abjection, impurity and ugliness. |
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| He rested the tired sailors of the Resolution in Dusky Sound and brewed beer from shoreside evergreens. |
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| His knees were tucked up tightly to his chest, and his head rested on them. |
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| He sighed and rested the blunt end of his broadsword against his shoulder, gazing sightlessly around the battlefield. |
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| He seemed nervous and twitchy as he came up close to Cleo, and rested a hand on the toe of her boot. |
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| At the top of the stairs rested her throne, wrought of the finest ivory and decorated with gold and silver plate. |
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| After a tying up episode the horse should be rested until the muscles have repaired. |
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| A spokesman for the county council said the responsibility of the road currently rested with the developer, as it was an unadopted highway. |
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| Halle rested against the cold steel, refreshing from the muggy outdoor weather, and looked at him blankly. |
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| The crowd parted, and he stopped and rested a few moments before attempting the three stairs that led to the small wooden stage. |
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| Both arms rested slackly at her sides, eyes widened, and she could just barely make out the outline of her assailant. |
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| A music stand rested in the third corner with a flute and violin on stands nearby. |
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| All rested then in the hands of the judges who, unfortunately did not judge to our advantage. |
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| Inside a cleft at water level, as if on an altar of rock, rested an offering of ice, unmelted even in summer. |
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| As she rested her head on his shoulder and closed her sore eyes, his expression of sadness swiftly turned to one of pure, unmitigated triumph. |
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| It was going to be a long trek down to where it rested near the bottom of the mountain. |
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| It's hard to believe that true art, art that reflects the vivid and energetic motions of life, rested in the gutter unremembered for so long. |
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| Days turned to weeks, weeks to months and months to years as the men rested and enjoyed Circe's bounty. |
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| That afternoon, I chatted with him briefly as he sipped his can of lager and rested himself unsteadily on the seat of the bus stop. |
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| On his shoulder rested a beautiful snowy owl, while in his arms was a baby raccoon. |
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| A thick leather and metal breastplate rested over his white-patterned dark blue yukata. |
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| The authority of the English crown in Ireland rested ultimately on the grant of the lordship in the alleged breve Laudibiliter. |
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| A butterfly rested on the petals of a brilliant red flower, sipping nectar peacefully on a bright summer day. |
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| Some men rested inside the reception counter and office rooms, while some others added final touches to the venue for the valedictory session. |
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| Gnarled and veined like branches of an old olive tree, her hands rested in her lap. |
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| Families knew that their successful integration into the noble ranks of society rested on their lineage being recognized as worthy. |
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| Confession had always rested on a clear distinction between mortal and venial sins. |
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| Shooting her a speculative glance, he rested his elbow on the desk and rubbed his chin thoughtfully. |
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| A great altar of bone and steel rested at the end, crouching like some vicious creature waiting for prey. |
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| Death Tower rested on a floating island, high above an evil spit of land, in the distant southwest corner of the world. |
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| The electric bell burred softly again through the house, and the man heard it, and his eyes rested enquiringly on the door of the library. |
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| The employment situation for journalists was very much a buyer's market, and power inside the newsrooms rested unambiguously with top management. |
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| In a land of palm trees and a time of eternal summer, the destiny of a pluviophile rested in the fickle hands of the clouds. |
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| Overstuffed pink chairs and a couch rested in one corner, a small kitchenette with a washtub and icebox in another. |
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| He has jarred his knee on the hard grounds and will be rested for tonight's friendly clash at Scarborough. |
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| In light of the fact that agreement has not been reached, staging posts where animals are unloaded, watered, fed and rested will remain. |
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| Outside the banquet hall there was a small oak table, upon which rested a yellowed parchment and a droopy quill of some exotic bird. |
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| Peace in Europe during the Cold War rested on two pillars that made up the balance of power between the United States and the Soviet Union. |
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| They wobbled a little as she bounced on her steps, then rested with a quick jiggle as she stopped. |
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| She rested her head on his shoulder as the lift slowly climbed the mountain. |
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| The other hand simply rested on the bridge rail, not supporting her as she didn't lean against it. |
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| He looked a lot more rested last night and while he rambled on a bit, he didn't stutter as much as I thought he would. |
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| Dave Miller will welcome back striker Kenny Smith, who was rested for Tuesday's President's Cup win after suffering whiplash in a road accident. |
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| I told my wife about it later and she ran a hand through my hair, stroking the sides of my head as it rested on her chest. |
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| I rested my head against her chest, and she gently ran her fingers through my hair and stroked the side of my face. |
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| The next day I came back to work truly rested and ready for anything the world could throw at me. |
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| A coffee pot, a kettle and a couple of pans containing rice and cari poule rested on a steel grill suspended over the embers. |
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| As I rested day after day in the sun, breathing the fresh air, God slowly turned my life around. |
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| Ray put his arms around me and held me close to him, so I rested my head against his shoulder. |
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| The prosecution rebuttal began on Wednesday after the defence rested its case without putting Jackson on the stand. |
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| The nightbugs with their lacy wings and glowing segmented bodies circled around the Deity, and rested on the plants growing from its body. |
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| The faint smell of bacon and eggs was in the air, and Fat Louie rested comfortably at the foot of his bed as normal. |
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| He rested on the floor on his hands and knees complaining of severe abdominal pain. |
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| Lili's wood pigeon was tender and deliciously gamey, the bed of fried shallots on which it rested the perfect accompaniment. |
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| He rested his elbows on the arms of it and laced his fingers together, looking at me over the top of his reading glasses. |
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| Their claim to consideration rested on their expertise, their mastery, and the title magister became the sufficient indication of their authority. |
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| Indeed, there is a relic in the historical museum of the University of Lund which is said to be a piece of the tree under which the Holy Family rested on their famous journey. |
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| A tall man rested his broad frame against the open door of the room. |
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| Government authority then rested with the Coalition Provisional Authority proconsul L. Paul Bremer. |
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| A huge pair of yellow-rimmed glasses rested on the tip of his nose. |
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| The cookies he tucked into the sling his injured arm rested in. |
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| Prosecution rested, you rested and the jury went out and came back. |
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| During the first two decades of the nineteenth century control of the Cape Colony passed to and fro between Afrikaners and British authorities but rested with the latter. |
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| Magnus rested his hands loosely on the armrests of his seat. |
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| Always in his own eyes weak, wretched, and vile, unworthy of the smallest blessing, he rested solely on the merit and mediation of His great High Priest. |
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| In the Jubilee Year, too, the land was rested and no work done on it. |
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| Fischer heaved a deep, weary sigh and rested his chin in his hands. |
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| Artem rested an elbow on the railing behind him, unconsciously taking the position one of my tutors frequently assumed when about to launch into a long lecture. |
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| His fame rested above all on his ability to produce designs for tapestry, embroideries, stained glass, armory, and goldsmith work in the new classical idiom. |
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| We sat in a contemplative silence, and I closed my eyes and rested my head against the brick, feeling the pulsing bass of the music through the wall. |
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| He kissed her on top of her head then rested his chin on her head. |
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| Time was running out once again, and his family's kismet rested on him. |
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| She rested her head lightly against that arm, her right arm akimbo, those perfect legs crossed at the ankle, one high-intensity knee aimed at his nose. |
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| If the matter rested there, I would have no difficulty in accepting this. |
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| His grip sluggishly loosed and his head slowly rested on the couch. |
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| I clambered over to him and rested my head on his chest, silently listening to the soft rhythmic beating of his heart as he absently ran his hand through my hair. |
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| Katlyn nestled into his arms and rested her head on his chest. |
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| Mary's voice broke and she rested her forehead against her hands again. |
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| Those same players will be rested and more experienced next year, which should make the Browns a much better team in the second half of next season. |
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| A copy of aa Today, an Alcoholics Anonymous publication, rested atop the bureau. |
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| Early siege cannon, or bombards, were heavy and rested in a static mount. |
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| A pristine mid-range keyboard rested on a stand to the right of the door. |
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| The second step was to jettison arguments that rested on shaky evidence. |
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| Such a lopsided assertion that you shouldn't rest players can be contradicted by considering any of the many times United rested players and still won. |
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| And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat. |
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| From early in its history, the United States rested on the notion of a large class of small proprietors and owners. |
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| The multitude of decisions invalidating laws prohibiting same-sex marriage have rested on three different rationales. |
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| His head rested at a slant, his unseeing eyes staring at the ground. |
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| The saddlebags had been brought from the stables and rested on a wooden bench near the washstand, already patterned with chips of whitewash flaking from the walls. |
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| A pair of glasses, with large rims and thick lenses, rested lopsidedly along his nose, and he adjusted them to see Jennifer more clearly when he stopped. |
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| I woke up from my sleep well rested and a little better tempered. |
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| She shrieked in pain from her neck and rested her head down again. |
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| Hemlock, hellbane, fox glove, and nightshade as well as other dangerous and poisonous herbs rested in dried, fresh, and powdered form next to those very jars. |
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| I sat down at the kitchen table and rested my chin in my hands. |
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| She leaned her elbow on the old wood and rested her head on her hand. |
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| His popularity in his lifetime rested on being able to use him as a stick with which to beat intellectuals, unrhymed poets and contemporary architects. |
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| The Oyster Bar offers a dizzying array of dishes from a half dozen rested on ice to a baked dish with spinach and mornay cheese sauce or lightly grilled oysters with bacon. |
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| When Caleb could no longer hear his footsteps ascending the staircase outside the parlor, he rested the poker against the mantel and turned back toward the vestibule. |
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| Nearby, groups of wildebeest, nyala antelope and zebra milled about their cages and enormous white rhinos rested on their sides in their long pens. |
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| But I've rested on my laurels and never put effort into anything. |
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| Her head rested lightly on his chest like a child to a father. |
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| Dusk extended his right leg forward and Shi rested her bottom on his leg. |
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| His pipe rested unlit beside the tobacco in the familiar shell-cap. |
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| As such, includibility rested on whether the decedent remained a cotrustee at the time of death. |
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| The camp allowed the Romans to keep a rested and supplied army in the field. |
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| His beard covered his face and rested upon his still more beardy bosom, but its darkness gave an excellent color to his deep-red face. |
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| Bull did not hesitate to obey, for the broad, cold blade of a bowie rested lightly against the back of his neck. |
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| The cliff-dwellers had chipped and chipped away at this boulder till it rested its tremendous bulk upon a mere pin-point of its surface. |
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| His white came back down the table in the orthodox fashion and rested up against the green ball in a Chinese snooker. |
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| Ultimately their gazes all rested on his cicerone as most powerful member of the group. |
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| The hawk rested on a crag of the gorge and conned the terrain with a fierce and frowning eye. |
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| With the king so easily manipulated, power rested with those closest to him at court, in other words, Somerset and the Lancastrian faction. |
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| After reporting to the laboratory at a standardized time subjects rested in the supine position for 10 min prior to blood collection. |
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| Although described as a Union of Crowns, prior to the Acts of Union of 1707, the crowns of the two separate kingdoms had rested on the same head. |
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| Because his views of religion were deeply tied to his understanding of nature, the text's theism rested on the argument from design. |
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| He held the door for her and then motioned for her to sit on a bench that rested against the little lobbylike foyer. |
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| In that case, the idea behind it seems to be that the tired rower moves aside for the rested rower on the thwart when he relieves him. |
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| Their only defeat was at Leicester in the last game of the season, when Bath, with the title already won, rested several key players. |
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| Ward says that Locke's liberal Whiggism rested on a radically individualist theory of natural rights and limited government. |
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| In local terms, British control rested on the Indian Civil Service, but it faced growing difficulties. |
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| Before 1 April 2006, all regulatory powers rested with the Director General of Water Services. |
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| His reputation rested as much on his eloquence, populism, and style as on original work. |
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| Gladstone's popularity rested on his taxation policies which meant to his supporters balance, social equity and political justice. |
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| When Llywelyn died in 1240 his principatus of Wales rested on shaky foundations. |
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| Legislative power rested on the House of Representatives who were also elected on the basis of separate voters' rolls. |
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| Instead, the Carolingian military success rested primarily on novel siege technologies and excellent logistics. |
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| Exhausted from their journey, the bears rested on the shoreline and fell sound asleep. |
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| In rested geckos, there was a negative, but non-significant association between the number of pentastomes and CO 2 production. |
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| At first blush it seemed that what was striking about him rested on the fact that his dress was exotic, his person foreign. |
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| It assumed that a successful republic rested upon the virtue of its citizens. |
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| Amendment making power rested with the legislature in three of the states and in the other five it was given to specially elected conventions. |
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| Thus any political power of a state rested on the armies and their organization. |
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| The defense of the state now rested on the commoners, not on the aristocrats. |
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| They spelled the horses and rested in the shade of some trees near a brook. |
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| A decade later, both Heinz and Hunt's introduced a new inverted, squeezable ketchup bottle that rested on its flip-bottom cap. |
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| Within, was the peace as of innocence, reckless blindless, deluding joy, hope, whose still anchor rested on placid but unconstant water. |
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| Sure, he could have rested on his laurels and retired a decade ago. |
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| The participants rested 10 seconds after each trial and 120 seconds after switching to a different angular velocity. |
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| His chin rested on the thick plastic collar buckled around his neck. |
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| His kneepad rested unattended to, his shoulder pads tucked away, his cleats dirty and worn. |
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| It rested the Dodgers' bullpen and enabled Tracy to turn to his relief pitchers as soon as Jackson began faltering. |
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| And that dependability rested as much on the engines as on the airplane. |
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| Clarke Carlisle is banned and Jay DeMerit is rested so Dan Shittu will partner Adrian Mariappa, Lloyd Doyley or Cedric Avinel. |
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| One was overgrown with trees, where young men rested in the shade. |
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| When finished, the infuser can be rested on the accompanying ceramic artisan tea tray that is included with the product. |
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| But this post-partisan dream, it turns out, rested on two fallacies. |
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| The woman accomplished the short walk cradling a throw pillow on which rested the envelope. |
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| His hiring and promotion of senior officers rested not on merit but on an old-boy network of connections from Wall Street and the Social Register. |
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| The competition is seen by most clubs as a tournament to experiment with younger and upcoming players, with many regular team starters rested from the match day squad. |
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| In 1737, George Scipio was accused of stealing Anne Godfrey's washing, the case rested entirely on whether or not Scipio was the only black man in Hackney at the time. |
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| Henry retained the title and authority of King, but all decisions and approval now rested with his council, led by Montfort and subject to consultation with parliament. |
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| Legislative power rested within the Parliament of the United Kingdom. |
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| In short, the brehons themselves were not involved in the enforcement of decisions, which rested again with private individuals linked through sureties. |
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| But the prerogative of creating peerages rested with the king, who recoiled from so drastic a step and rejected the unanimous advice of his cabinet. |
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| In round six, referee Joe Cortez took a point away from Hatton after he appeared to hit Mayweather on the back of the head while Mayweather was rested between the ropes. |
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| Wilkinson was rested for England's final win against Uruguay. |
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| The girl, as she passed, seized one end of the basket and helped the old woman to raise it to her head, where it rested solidly on the cushion of her head-kerchief. |
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| I was handed a tray on which rested a pot of tea, a cup, and an egg-timer. |
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| The 58-year-old part-time auto repossessor, on trial charged with murdering his girlfriend, Dina Canale, admitted as much before his defense rested Monday. |
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| The service completed, Father Kinlough straddled the plank and rested his back against the ladder the better to enjoy the cigarette a shaftman proffered him. |
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| I rested one hand on the railing and the other on the newel post. |
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| Ahmed remains under supervision from physio Lee Martin and Jackson revealed he is still niggled by the injury, which he has rested in the early weeks of the season. |
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| Even if they had been rested before the flight, they would have had trouble staying awake, especially if they had taken pills given to them to fight airsickness on the flight. |
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| The line of her skimpy panties rested just above her Venus mound. |
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| Dual code international Williams was rested for the Kiwis' nine-try whitewash of the Cook Islands, but should feature in their campaign opener against Samoa on Sunday. |
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| At the edge of the Abbey, one of the three standing Eleanor crosses still remains, in memory of Eleanor of Castile, whose body rested here on its way to London. |
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| Roman power in Thracia rested mainly with the legions stationed in Moesia. |
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| His powers within the state seem to have rested upon these magistracies. |
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| Outside this was the regna where Frankish administration rested upon the counts, and outside this was the marcher areas where ruled powerful governors. |
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| God rested on the seventh day and declared it holy, giving rise to the observance of a holy day. |
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| A circlet rested atop his head, and was adorned with a single, four-pointed star. |
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| Early versions of the hovertrain rested on a cushion of air, like a hovercraft that travels over sea or land, but later ones could levitate. |
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| He stopped, rested back on his haunches, and slowly checked his room for anything he may have over looked. |
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| Little Black Cormorants rested in the palms, sporting silvery spots on their backs. |
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| A coil handgun rested in a holster at his hip but, as he approached Casey and Trifmara, he made no move to reach for it. |
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| He put his hands on my sides and I put my arms around his neck and rested my head against his chest. |
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| On the afternoon he arrived, we went for a long walk and eventually rested against some haycocks in a meadow and had a long talk. |
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| First, we poured our shot of absinthe over a sugar cube that rested in a silver slotted absinthe spoon. |
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| His tone was joking as he rested his arm around her shoulder and gently caressed her arm. |
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| Ireland will be very hard to beat in Dublin with all that passion behind them, but I believe a rested French pack will outmuscle them. |
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| Mama and I rested when we could, especially when we stopped to let the others rest. |
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| Leaning forward, Hrold rested his elbows on his desk and steepled his fingers against his chin. |
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| He poured himself a glass of sherry and, turning, rested his hand on the wooden counter attached to the front of the cellaret. |
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| With a mischievous smile on her face, she slipped off her sunnies and rested them on top of her hair. |
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| He winced for a second then rested his hand overtop hers, holding the cloth in place. |
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| I rested on my haunches until the dust dissipated but then leaned forward again. |
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| I reached the summit of the hog's back mountain without difficulty, and rested at the cross on its peak. |
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| We rested on his right shoulder as he sauntered above the trees, all the while telling us of the differences between ogres and giants. |
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