And in the quiet aftermath, just before sleep overtook her, he had called her his love.

But before sleep overtook him, Lovett's thoughts took another turn.

At night, when sleep overtook them, this static was reduced to a murmur.

She'd watch tv (the 700 club became her favorite program) until sleep would overtake her again somewhere around midnight.

He felt lightheaded, and knew that at any moment sleep would overtake him again.

He was still pondering it all when sleep overtook him.

Exhausted as he was, sleep did not overtake Ian easily.

Before sleep overtook us, we reflected on our last few days' climbing.

The question still hung between them as sleep finally overtook Kira.

She hardly had time to settle herself comfortably, when sleep overtook her.