This very small change had effected a revolution.
— from Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

Night came and found the sorrowful king still sitting upon the same cold stone beside the palace, where he appears to have fallen asleep, and to have dreamt that a strange figure approached him, placed his hand upon his head, and bade him to remember that sign; after having caused him to make several promises as to what he would do in future, if restored to his kingdom, the stranger seemed to depart, having first held out hopes that he should conquer his enemies, and recover the territory of Deiri.
— from History of the Anglo-Saxons, from the Earliest Period to the Norman Conquest Second Edition by Thomas Miller

She closed her eyes and resolutely turned her thoughts to the events of the afternoon.
— from Dorothy Dixon and the Double Cousin by Dorothy Wayne

She closed her eyes and repressed her tears, and shook her head.
— from Four Phases of Love by Paul Heyse

The moment after, however, the lady's step caught his ear; and, raising his face, he instantly started up when he saw her.
— from Arabella Stuart: A Romance from English History by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James

and you said”—she closed her eyes and repeated his speech as though she had just heard it—“‘Don’t leave me, Joan.’
— from The Branding Iron by Katharine Newlin Burt

Leaning against one of the old grave stones she closed her eyes and relaxed into a half-sleeping, half-waking state that only those who lead very busy lives can really enjoy.
— from The Motor Maids by Rose, Shamrock and Thistle by Katherine Stokes

In the distance she heard some children calling “Annie,” “Annie Forest;” but she was far too comfortable and too lazy to answer them, and presently she closed her eyes and really did fall asleep.
— from A World of Girls: The Story of a School by L. T. Meade