I turned to look at the woman as if waking from a sleep.

A very long time later I woke from a deep sleep.

It was time to begin to wake the boy from his life of sleep.

The head against the wall began to move as if waking from sleep.

They looked at one another like people waking from sleep.

If so, would you want to wake from the dream?

But then, a month or so ago, I woke from it.

As if waking from a dream, he finally looked up.

I must be waking from the dream, Paul told himself.

He sat up with a start, as if waking from a bad dream.