Mr. Werner said he tried to get back to sleep, but soon his street began to fill up with police and neighbors, so he went out to join them.

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Perry's performance was even more remarkable given that he was unable to get back to sleep after being woken up by a fire alarm at his hotel at 0330 BST.

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Propping her limp body into a sitting position, they began poking, prodding, and speaking to her sharply while she, with eyes rolling wildly in fear and confusion, angrily flailed at them trying to get them to leave her alone so she could go back to sleep.

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The women were more likely to have forgone marriage, delayed or foregone having children, cut back on their social lives and to get less sleep.

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Now back in the UK, Mr Brown said he had managed to get some sleep on Sunday.

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He had to dodge German pursuers, sleep in caves, rely on the hospitality (and courage) of Italian villagers, go hungry for days, sleep rough and trust his home-made compass to get him back to safety.

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