Example sentences of "[noun sg] lay on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The defences on the Danube had been neglected , for as long as the frontier lay on the Dniester the inhabitants of Moesia believed themselves to be secure . |
| 2 | One soldier lay on the ground like a blazing torch . |
| 3 | She and the soldier lay on the grass ; |
| 4 | As we passed the dam , a little snow lay on the shingle plains and the rivers were a mere shadow of their former selves . |
| 5 | ‘ Last time we came , back in February , ’ reminisced a companion , ‘ snow lay on the ground . |
| 6 | An expensive handbag lay on the table , and she was reading the morning paper in a perfectly ordinary way . |
| 7 | A crocodile handbag lay on the table and she had just slipped off her new Italian shoes . |
| 8 | He put these with his haul from the kitchen and crossed the room to where a pile of mail lay on the mat inside the front door , pausing on the way to look at some of the framed photographs and certificates that were arranged along the mantelshelf . |
| 9 | A dead hare lay on the trampled ground , its neck twisted . |
| 10 | A heavy iron bar lay on the floor beside my left hand . |
| 11 | A second lay on the floor , writhing and trying to pull the mask off his face . |
| 12 | The Lamb Inn lay on the other side of Burford , down a side-turning off the High Street . |
| 13 | The folder containing Rory 's work lay on the seat by my side ; I lifted the file onto my lap , concealing a bulge . |
| 14 | By the end of March about 40 tons of ore lay on the bank , having been carted down from Paddy End , and was ready for dressing . |
| 15 | A light , high tang of fuel lay on the air . |
| 16 | Taliesin laughed , and Fael-Inis said , ‘ Why did you accompany Fergus and Fribble ? ’ and Taliesin glanced involuntarily to where Fergus 's body lay on the velvet-covered couch beneath the window that looked out on to the forest . |
| 17 | And the body lay on the gravel |
| 18 | Russell 's carbine lay on the table , like he never went far without it ; another thing that was just like an Apache . |
| 19 | All the shame lay on the ravisher only . |
| 20 | Brampton 's corpse lay on the ground , covered in a dirty , yellowing canvas sheet , inexpertly sewed up . |
| 21 | The corpse lay on the ground , arms and legs detached from the body . |
| 22 | The feast proceeded in dainty silence until a bare fish skeleton the size of a heavy bolter lay on the platter before each celebrant , and their stone steins stood empty . |
| 23 | His ball lay on the virgin turf beyond . |
| 24 | Memories of that earlier quake lay on the floor as I walked through the house . |
| 25 | His dark navy-blue suit lay on the bed , as a man might lie , sleeves folded , legs neatly together . |
| 26 | His wife lay on the floor on a mat , attended by the servant girl . |
| 27 | Simon 's jacket lay on the sand . |
| 28 | The hounds ' and the horses ' breath lay on the air , while a light frost still crisped the grass . |
| 29 | For days this hush lay on the house like dust . |
| 30 | A thick , too-sweet stench lay on the air . |