"I thought you were gone," Garion said, speaking quietly to avoid waking his wife and son.

To avoid waking him, Sam had gone outside to talk with her landlady's son.

She worked out from beneath the covers, moving carefully to avoid waking John.

I drove for miles trying to put my crying child to sleep or to avoid waking him prematurely.

It was a low voice, almost a whisper, to avoid waking the others.

'It's your turn,' he said quietly to avoid waking the others.

To avoid waking her little sister, she went and cried in the shower.

He sat up carefully to avoid waking Dolores, but she stirred and opened one eye.

He will suffer less if we can avoid waking him.

She sat down carefully, just on the edge of the blanket, to avoid waking him.