Just working on getting rid of the middle-of-the-night coughing.    From Wordnik.com.  [It was a dark and stormy night « knitnut.net] Reference

Not every tune is filled with middle-of-the-night regrets, though.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lost tracks: Carol Sloane, "We'll Meet Again"] Reference

A middle-of-the-night ride on a lawn mower landed one Iowa man in jail.    From Wordnik.com.  [Arrest in Iowa lawn mower ride] Reference

"I wish you'd apprise me in advance of these middle-of-the-night parties.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Bloodhype]

Not the dark induced by the Mundurucu hex, but true middle-of-the-night dark.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kingdoms of Light]

You know, during all my middle-of-the-night spare time when I'm up with the hatchling.    From Wordnik.com.  [In Which I Channel Van Halen] Reference

KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: Another bold, middle-of-the-night kidnapping in California.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 28, 2002] Reference

She was tempted to talk with Robin about Harley and the middle-of-the-night phone call.    From Wordnik.com.  [Higher Authority]

Democrats claimed victory, but Republicans railed against the middle-of-the-night vote.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 21, 2009] Reference

R middle-of-the-night respiratory problems-the baby woke up gasping, with a croupy bark.    From Wordnik.com.  [Devil's Waltz]

It all began on this street corner where a middle-of-the-night encounter turned into a melee.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 15, 2009] Reference

It all began on this street corner, where a middle-of-the-night encounter turned into a melee.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript May 4, 2009] Reference

During that time and since, Mr. Cloete says: "There were a lot of middle-of-the-night phone calls.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Firms Find Low Profile, Basic Banking Are Paying Off] Reference

The middle-of-the-night bootlegger episode might have him reconsidering the wisdom of the decision.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Root Element is Missing : Bev Vincent] Reference

US Airways 'Mr. Kirby says Las Vegas is probably the only place a middle-of-the-night hub would work.    From Wordnik.com.  [Leaving Las Vegas:] Reference

He felt safer without its soft blue glow, with the middle-of-the-night blackness settling around him.    From Wordnik.com.  [Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports]

After one too many middle-of-the-night power failures, I started using a battery-powered travel alarm.    From Wordnik.com.  [Making Light: Making light under difficult conditions] Reference

And more troops will mean more middle-of-the-night home-invasions terrorizing even more Afghan families.    From Wordnik.com.  [Stewart Nusbaumer: Afghan Hope For Better Life Replaced By Hope Life Doesn't Get Worse] Reference

Inspiration this year came slowly, and at odd times, including middle-of-the-night trips to the bathroom.    From Wordnik.com.  ['Debt Poets Society': Credit crisis goes from bad to verse] Reference

"He's the type of guy you don't have to worry about as far as middle-of-the-night phone calls," Mr. Marks said.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Re-Education of a Big Man] Reference

Center Tyler Bozak tweeted in one middle-of-the-night dispatch: Roads closed in new jersey stuck on the bussss.    From Wordnik.com.  [Snow Storm Continues To Snarl East Coast Travel] Reference

Experts say such a plan can help parents cope better with the mental fog that accompanies middle-of-the-night feedings.    From Wordnik.com.  [Parents with babies need time to reset inner clock] Reference

But these sanitized, ceremonial trips abroad are hardly preparation for the middle-of-the-night call from the Situation Room.    From Wordnik.com.  [Well, What Do You Know?] Reference

About 50 passengers couldn't bear the uncertainty and the middle-of-the-night wait at Philadelphia airport and simply went home.    From Wordnik.com.  [What is wrong with airlines in the US?] Reference

The company also hired StepChange last year to work on strategy and fill in gaps, such as monitoring middle-of-the-night missives.    From Wordnik.com.  ['I Hate My Room,' The Traveler Tweeted. Ka-Boom! An Upgrade!] Reference

I checked with the nursing staff and read the chart notes that had been added since my barely legible middle-of-the-night scrawls.    From Wordnik.com.  [Critical Conditions]

Center Tyler Bozak told his Twitter followers in one middle-of-the-night dispatch: Roads closed in new jersey stuck on the bussss.    From Wordnik.com.  [Stranded By The Snow Storm, Travelers Tell Their Stories (VIDEO)] Reference

“But these sanitized, ceremonial trips abroad are hardly preparation for the middle-of-the-night call from the Situation Room.”.    From Wordnik.com.  [It's War - Real Clear Politics – TIME.com] Reference

She recalls middle-of-the-night dashes from collecting landlords and page after page of experiences that make the reader's skin crawl.    From Wordnik.com.  [What if No One's Watching?: October 2008 Archives] Reference

(The pool has elevated sides, so a middle-of-the-night misstep wouldn't result in an unscheduled swim.) "You've heard of design/build?".    From Wordnik.com.  [When its Loudoun home burned, an inspired family launched a grand barn raising] Reference

Consider adding a filter -- or filtered pitcher -- to the bathroom tap if you or your little ones use it for a middle-of-the-night drink.    From Wordnik.com.  [Simple steps can help reduce lead in tap water] Reference

You, with middle-of-the-night call outs, long hours, long investigations, guns in the house, crime scene photos spread all over the floor.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Narrows]

His comments followed dueling campaign ads from Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, both of which pose a middle-of-the-night crisis scenario.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 4, 2008] Reference