Modifying Another Word

• rather: Yes, a rather sleepy lizard was found to be inhabiting the loo.

• too: D wet slightly - says ' too sleepy ' - oh dear.

• very: Being very sleepy, they tried for some time to drop off again in spite of the cold.

• once: In just 20 years, this once sleepy fishing village, only accessible by ferry from Lanzarote has expanded beyond compare.

• quite: In the stable they were greeted by Dell who looked quite sleepy.

• little: A burst of pure oxygen is very relaxing - which tends to make you a little sleepy.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

• feel: Warnings Depot injections may make you feel a bit sleepy.

• make: This medicine can sometimes make an awake patient quite sleepy.

Modifies a noun

• backwater: However, don't be mistaken for thinking that it is a sleepy backwater - far from it.

• hamlet: Both are tiny, sleepy hamlets with only a few tavernas situated around the quayside.

• village: There are also many sleepy little villages off the beaten track.

• town: Also I kinda imagine Monaco to be a fairly sleepy town where the rich just sit in their houses getting richer.

• sickness: Our mechanic also discovered the cause of the car's sleepy sickness: it was the immobilizer system.

• harbor: After the morning briefing sail to this sleepy fishing harbor.

Used with adjective complement

• feel: Feeling sleepy the next day may also mean you didn't sleep soundly.

• get: And as you look around, everyone appears to be getting sleepy.

• become: If you feel yourself becoming sleepy while driving, why not stop in a safe place for a nap.

• look: In the stable they were greeted by Dell who looked quite sleepy.

• seem: A gentle purring rattles the air currents above the South Stand, but the stadium seems as sleepy as it's been for years.

• appear: It is a bad sign if the puppy is very nervous or appears sleepy all the time.