(1) I rested my chin on my drawn-up knees.

(2) He rested his elbows on his knees.

(3) I rested for an hour before I went out.

(4) I rested my head on her shoulder.

(5) The climbers rested on a sheltered ledge jutting out from the cliff.

(6) Bunbury flopped down upon the bed and rested his tired feet.

(7) He rested one elbow on the wall as he spoke.

(8) We travelled at night and rested by day.

(9) Her gaze rested on the old man's mouth.

(10) She rested her head on my shoulder.

(11) She rested her chin in her cupped hand.

(12) Simon rested his head against the upholstery.

(13) British hopes of a medal rested on Ovett.

(14) The whole responsibility rested on him.

(15) He rested his chin in his hands.

(16) His eyes rested on the peaceful valley below.

(17) I rested my elbow on a cushion.

(18) We travelled by night and rested by day.

(19) He rested his hands on his broad girth .

(20) He rested on his pickaxe for a while.

(21) I rested my elbows on the table.

(22) He rested his bike against the wall.

(23) Are you rested enough to go on?

(24) His hands rested lightly on her shoulders.

(25) The ladder rested against the wall.

(26) Her eyes rested on the blackboard.

(27) Her last hope rested fully upon her husband.

(28) She rested her last hope on her husband.

(29) His gaze/eyes rested on her face.

(30) She rested her eyes on the teacher's face.

(1) I rested my chin on my drawn-up knees.

(2) He rested his elbows on his knees.

(3) I rested for an hour before I went out.

(4) I rested my head on her shoulder.

(5) The climbers rested on a sheltered ledge jutting out from the cliff.

(6) Bunbury flopped down upon the bed and rested his tired feet.

(7) He rested one elbow on the wall as he spoke.

(8) I have always rested complete faith in your ability to deal with matters of sudden urgency.

(9) The tourists sought out a shady spot where they sat down and rested.

(10) Those war plans rested on a belief in the ineluctable superiority of the offense over the defense.

(31) The soldiers halted and rested from their march.

(32) I rested my fishing rod against a pine bough.

(33) His head rested on my shoulder.

(34) He looked tanned and well rested after his vacation.

(35) Her elbows rested/She rested her elbows on the table.

(36) Rebecca's gaze rested on the child thoughtfully.

(37) We came back from holiday feeling rested and relaxed.

(38) His eyes rested on her doubtfully.

(39) His chin rested on his hands.

(40) The final decision rested with the President.

(41) His hand rested on her shoulder.

(42) He rested his back against the schoolroom door.

(43) I awoke feeling rested and refreshed.

(44) They rested a while by a babbling brook.

(45) She rested the ladder against the wall.

(46) She arrived home tan and rested.

(47) Her head rested on one of her hands as she sat there waiting.

(48) I have always rested complete faith in your ability to deal with matters of sudden urgency.

(49) Her eyes rested on a small wooden box at the back of the shop.

(50) As she spoke, her eyes rested on her husband's face.

(51) Brassard rested his elbows on the table and leaned forward.

(52) The tourists sought out a shady spot where they sat down and rested.

(53) He rested his arms on the back of the chair.

(54) He rested his arm on the back of the sofa.

(55) Jill crossed her legs and rested her chin on one fist, as if lost in deep thought.

(56) She rested for a while, then had a wash and changed her clothes.

(57) Those war plans rested on a belief in the ineluctable superiority of the offense over the defense.

(58) He walked out on to the balcony where he rested his arms on the railing.

(59) I came back from my trip to California feeling rested and rejuvenated.

(60) Her eyes rested on the piece of paper in my hand.

(61) His eyes rested on a small figure in the distance.

(62) With the land forces defeated, everything now rested on the navy.

(63) And there the matter rested until an interested journalist uncovered the file.

(64) A good share of the answer rested in the kind of pride that is stimulated by the job, by the activity of accomplishing.

(65) She rested her cheek against the roughness of his jacket.

(66) We rested for a while then pushed on to the next camp.

(67) Fellow strike bowler Donald was rested yesterday.

(68) But the family fortune rested on the female form.

(69) She rested the book on a cushion.

(70) His right hand rested on his ceremonial sword.

(71) She rested her forehead against his shoulder.

(72) She rested a damp forehead on her hand.

(73) Local autonomy thus rested upon a solid foundation.

(74) He had not rested since dawn.

(75) The baby rested peacefully in his cradle.

(76) The dog rested its head on its front paws.

(77) Beside the altar[Sentencedict], four small wreaths rested on brass stands.

(78) Such houses were well integrated into the surrounding community, and rested on a solid basis of craft-work, commerce and trade.

(79) They rested on their oars, and Medea kneeling prayed to the hounds of Hades to come and destroy him.

(80) He argues that the project of defamiliarisation in photography rested upon acceptance of the fallacy of the transparency of the photograph.

(81) The field where the outbreak has originated may be grazed by sheep or rested until the following June.

(82) The open top rested on the floor, a good place to keep cash, I thought.

(83) Looking relaxed and rested, Simpson answered friendly questions from his defense attorney for nearly three hours.

(84) Her flower-clasping hands rested at the foot of the stove.

(85) Joseph was shrouded beneath a grey, black-striped blanket, and rested his rifle across his saddle pommel.

(86) After Maltote was rested Corbett and Ranulf met him in the hall.

(87) A television set rested on an antique pine blanket-chest at the foot of the bed.

(88) One of them glanced towards the town; his eyes rested, briefly and incuriously, on Oliver.

(89) Average response speed tended to decrease over a period of twenty minutes in sleep-deprived subjects, unlike in rested controls.

(90) In rested subjects alpha rhythm is indicative of low arousal, but sleep-deprived subjects commonly only achieve this level of arousal at best.

(91) By the side of a registration book stood a tray on which rested a bottle of Scotch and four small glasses.

(92) Which one actually did the job once rested on speculation.

(93) Part of the state's legitimate authority rested on this acknowledgement and it was built into its hegemonic structure and consensus.

(94) To an extent the friendship between Minton and Vaughan must have rested on shared interests.

(95) On a thin horsehair mattress rested one sheet, one pillow and one blanket.

(96) She looked cool and rested in a white dress with a chaste gold chain round her throat.

(97) Her feet still hurt and she felt the tingle of cramp in her right arm where Jane's head rested heavily.

(98) On occasion they rested on lugs left intact by the workman when stripping off the branches.

(99) Her hands, white to the knuckle-bone, rested lightly on his shoulders.

(100) She stopped and rested her forehead against the cold metal walls of the corridor.

(100) try its best to collect and build good sentences.

(101) The raider's spear rested across the pommel of his saddle, first light glinting on its long, polished blade.

(102) Lee lifted herself a little towards her goddess and rested herself on one elbow, looking up like a child, expectant.

(103) I took off my shoes and rested my feet on her thighs as she massaged them.

(104) It rested, inpart, on an ability to neutralize international pressures.

(105) Where the consumed tentacle had rested a mist seemed to be congealing out of nothing as though the hydra was already replenishing itself.

(106) Her work, and her person, came to symbolize the moral and intellectual principles on which the open admissions experiment rested.

(107) The religious authorities, who were very active during the nationalist struggle, rested on their laurels after independence.

(108) The friction that others noticed in their exchange probably rested on unspoken criticism of each other's work.

(109) She put down the bread knife and rested her hands on the table.

(110) Hankin stressed the central defender was rested and not dropped.

(111) It was the foundation on which his whole image rested: the lack of pomposity, the charm, the casual clothes.

(112) The burden of proving that the authority had misused its powers rested with the applicant for judicial review.

(113) Upon me rested heavy cold weights and under me was a smooth, curved surface like the bottom of a gargantuan test-tube.

(114) The planter rested on thick beige carpeting that helped deaden the bone-shaking noise of aircraft launching and recovery operations.

(115) She leant her elbows on the table, clasped her hands lightly and rested her chin on them.

(116) I think it goes without saying that a rested person is a better person, more able to face life.

(117) The far end of the pipe rested on a bi-pod which was also bolted to the flatcar.

(118) Dazed, she lifted her fingers and rested them against her lips.

(119) This necessitated the abolition of the whole Bakufu- han system and the economic structure on which it rested.

(120) On the seventh day God rested. His grandchildren must have been out of town. Gene Perret 

(121) The whole edifice of the family's thinking rested on the notion of hard work.

(122) She rested her chin on her knees, preparing herself for the long wait.

(123) For the second time in his talk, Stafford rested his gaze on Cantor.

(124) The doctrine rested on the assumption that the country had no natural enemies and advanced no territorial claims on its neighbours.

(125) In fact, some of the footings had rested on soil, not bedrock.

(126) I tipped forward so that I rested on both buttocks and heels, my head between my knees.

(127) In the instant case, temporary exclusion of the entire group was rested by the military on the same ground.

(128) Killion got out of bed and went over and rested his brow on the cold glass.

(129) She rested now and then under the shade of the cypresses and watched other tourists labouring in the heat.

(130) Knittle picked up the shiny anvil and rested it on the palm of her hand.

(131) The proposition linking external factors to workshop behaviour rested on the first three studies.

(132) Between military exercises, they rested, they smoked[sentence dictionary], they consumed the madeira purchased enroute.

(133) Now her arms rested loosely on his bare shoulders, skin against skin.

(134) A white towel hung over its back and on the seat rested a brown canvas bag, its zip open.

(135) Take rest. A field that has rested yields a beautiful crop. Ovid 

(136) Because import substitution rested on capital-intensive enterprises which required little labour and, therefore, did little to stimulate demand; 3.

(137) This was quite high, about four feet from the floor with a very wide sill on which rested Mum's aspidistra.

(138) He rested his hand on a cardboard box behind the tea chest and pushed himself up.

(139) Her knees were drawn up to her chin and her head rested on them, her hair covering her face.

(140) She doubled up in pain, and rested her forehead on the carpeted floor.

(141) Each superpower's dominance over its associated allies rested on its ability to provide a nuclear umbrella.

(142) He rested his eyes on her, very conscious of the smooth skin and her flowery perfume.

(143) Making that decision, alas, is an imperfect art, upon which the future of space exploration has long rested.

(144) Its ears rested flat back and the long dark lashes interlocked over closed eyes.

(145) Yet reform could spell disaster for a regime whose very fundamentals rested on a resistance to change.

(146) A cloud rested on my mind, which was occasioned by talking and jesting.

(147) With a smothered exclamation, she rested her face against the smooth material of his dark suit jacket.

(148) They rested on a bank, automatic rifles stacked beside them.

(149) Her thick red hair rested just below her shoulders on the blue gaberdine and her grey eyes stared back at him.

(150) Suddenly the Trunchbull lunged forward and grabbed the large empty china platter on which the cake had rested.

(151) The blinds were drawn to darken our downstairs room where the coffin rested on the table in front of the range.

(152) Cyclamens should be rested in a cool place indoors until they show signs of new life.

(153) Loud noise impairs performance on the five-choice serial reaction time task in normal, rested subjects.

(154) He put his elbows on his knees and rested his chin on his fists.

(155) Though the theory was many years ahead of its time it was almost wholly guesswork and rested on no satisfactory contemporary experimental evidence.

(156) A player will recover somewhat between matches,[http:///rested.html] but an injured player might need to be rested for longer.

(157) An old register, a large rectangular book with a marbled cover, rested on top of the desk.

(158) I rested for a few minutes, then sat on the edge of the bed and looked around.

(159) When the rested section was robust enough, it would be re-opened and another section closed, and so on.

(160) His hands rested on the dials by which he controlled the several microphones used in the studio.

(161) She picked up the ivory-handled shaving brush which rested next to them, and felt the softness of its bristles against her face.

(162) An experienced mountain climber, Gray rested, enjoying lunch and the view.

(163) She hadn't slept, but she felt rested, calm, perfectly balanced.

(164) Yet, as I rested my weary body into my bath that night and closed my eyes, I felt depressed.

(165) Here the issue rested till we returned to Cairo.

(166) He rested one of his crutches against the rail.

(167) We fought our way there, and our continuing presence rested on contractual rights.

(168) In another rested a manger scene produced from cardboard and poster paints by chubby grubby, hands.

(169) It rested in the lap of an undulating upland adjoining the North Wessex downs.

(170) Hurstwood rested his head on his hands and looked blankly at the floor.

(171) Then instinctively his hand left the stone and rested upon the low mound of turf.

(172) Her head rested on his shoulder, the pleasant smell of her hair conquering the pigeon dung.

(173) She dug a burrow in the soft, damp earth and rested.

(174) Louis Braille never rested from that day until five years later.

(175) But they rested on the Sabbath in obedience to the commandment.