Example sentences of "i lie on the " in BNC.

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1 I lie on the floor so that they can scuttle over me .
2 ‘ You know , Piper , I was so shit scared during the bombardment that I lay on the floor of that trench and prayed .
3 I lay on the ground for a few moments ; there were no further explosions .
4 I lay on the ground for a few more moments , then continued on my way through the trees in the direction of Brigade Headquarters , pondering on the likely thoughts of Colonel Peter Young and his three Officers back there on the hill .
5 I lay on the trolley and the bank nurse put my papers by my side .
6 ‘ For the first month she had to sleep on the settee , and I lay on the floor beside her .
7 I lay on the bed for what seemed like hours , sweating and totally helpless , trying to will myself to move .
8 I lay on the bed , peacefully at one with myself .
9 Melinda and I lay on the hot bank , watching the swallows dive .
10 I lay on the gravel , face up .
11 I lay on the ground , very , very tired .
12 The Ex-Wives returns to the comic vein of some of her earlier writing : ‘ I wanted to entertain myself , I lay on the floor on my stomach , scribbling away and laughing — well , if I ca n't laugh at my own jokes , who else can ? ’
13 Sighing , I lay on the couch with my mug .
14 I lay on the bed for a while wondering if Mathilda might return , before drifting into a troubled sleep where ghastly figures , masked and hooded , danced on a lonely island before a terrible demon god .
15 He slipped through the door and pulled up a stool as I lay on the bed .
16 I lay on the floor shouting with laughter for at least twenty minutes .
17 Anyway , back to Le Coq d'Or where I lay on the truckle bed and drifted off to sleep .
18 Her goal was not to rest , ’ he said sadly , finding me lying on the sofa with a book .
19 in Barbados and er some young chaps had saw me lying on the beach and er they stole my bag and they stuck a gun in my face and freeze lady , you do n't do any thing , you just let them take what they want and its a horrible feeling when your there , we were there for three weeks and it just totally spoiled the holiday but the ramifications of it do n't just stop once you got on the plane home , it was very frightening
20 ‘ A few minutes later two guys came running in with masks on they were both shouting and swearing and told me to lie on the ground .
21 In one village , suddenly raided by the army at 2am , villagers made me lie on the ground and threw a blanket over me , telling the soldiers I was an old woman , too sick to move .
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