Example sentences of "lie [adv] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She stumbles after him , and lies down on the bed . |
| 2 | The blame lies squarely on the shoulders of successive Home Secretaries , carrying out the policies of what were then neo-fascist Conservative governments . |
| 3 | It lies exactly on the Equator near Lake Victoria among the Luo people and in the Diocese of Kisumu . |
| 4 | It is often not appreciated how much of the stresses and assaults that impinge upon us are suppressed into the unconscious — an area which probably lies more on the spiritual plane than the mental one . |
| 5 | ( a ) the fineness and regularity of the knotting ; ( b ) the clarity and permanence of the dyes ; ( c ) the suitability of the pile material ; and ( d ) whether the rug lies evenly on the floor . |
| 6 | He shrugs and lies back on the bed . |
| 7 | Just lies about on the beach all day and fucks every female in sight . |
| 8 | Our concern is with that huge category of stock which is not issuing well and which fills our valuable storage space : the nineteenth-century biographies ; the classics of politics and philosophy ; the long journal runs ; the multi-volume histories ; the ‘ complete ’ works ; the novels , plays and studies of and by yesterday 's men and women ; the giant topographical histories — the accumulated cultural and historical heritage that lies heavily on the stacks and on the reference shelves . |
| 9 | Even the huge bulk of the tiger ( above ) is inconspicuous as the animal lies quietly on the forest floor . |
| 10 | He looked at his big , hammy hands , lying loosely on the table and suddenly doubled them into fists . |
| 11 | In the kitchen he noticed the keys of the house lying conspicuously on the table . |
| 12 | She tried lying down on the bare mattress , but the whole place felt cold and close . |
| 13 | I get a bit dizzy lying down on the bench , like I 'm falling backwards and I got to sit up for a bit . |
| 14 | She considered lying down on the floor , covered with fallen dresses , and waited for their touch on her neck . |
| 15 | Eventually , he found it , lying down on the Kālādika — an open , grassy plateau about a quarter of a mile outside the village — the nearest place where the cattle were taken to graze . |
| 16 | He decided to throw himself off the parapet of the bridge instead of lying down on the track . |
| 17 | Gould remembers following the driver and lying down on the floor of the car face down , waiting for the ambush to pass . |
| 18 | Freudian dream analysis proceeded by the patient 's lying down on the couch , and in as relaxed a frame of mind as possible recounting his or her dream , and then considering the dream images in turn , providing free associations to the object represented . |
| 19 | It was less easy to convince herself that the thought of lying down on the bench with fitzAlan , with hardly a stitch of clothing between them , did n't scare the wits out of her . |
| 20 | The authorities also drafted regulations to circumscribe public activity in Tiananmen Square itself , which included the prohibition of any memorial activity and of " joking and playing , sitting and lying down on the ground " . |
| 21 | But perhaps when you 're lying down on the floor and tied up by little people you can hardly see and do n't believe in , that 's not the best time to start communicating . |
| 22 | ‘ Laura ! ’ he groaned , tossing aside his shirt and swiftly divesting himself of his clothes before lying down on the bed beside her . |
| 23 | One morning , Santa found him lying down on the snow , staring at a dead flower with tears dropping off his little cheeks . |
| 24 | He 's lying down on the floor having a nice lie down are n't you Toby ? |
| 25 | I lie down on the bench and try and make myself comfy . |
| 26 | She would go to her room and take off her skirt and blouse and lie down on the bed . |
| 27 | Lie down on the floor or on a firm bed supported by pillows if desired — one under your head and another under your knees which will support your lower back . |
| 28 | As arranged , the front rank of Covenanters were ordered to be steady , aim , fire and lie down on the ground . |
| 29 | The children lie down on the floor and they have to stay absolutely still . |
| 30 | She would go back to the lodgings , lie down on the lumpy bed and rest , and try again tomorrow . |