Example sentences of "lie [adv prt] on the " in BNC.

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1 She stumbles after him , and lies down on the bed .
2 He shrugs and lies back on the bed .
3 Just lies about on the beach all day and fucks every female in sight .
4 She tried lying down on the bare mattress , but the whole place felt cold and close .
5 I get a bit dizzy lying down on the bench , like I 'm falling backwards and I got to sit up for a bit .
6 She considered lying down on the floor , covered with fallen dresses , and waited for their touch on her neck .
7 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 .
8 He decided to throw himself off the parapet of the bridge instead of lying down on the track .
9 Gould remembers following the driver and lying down on the floor of the car face down , waiting for the ambush to pass .
10 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 .
11 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 .
12 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 " .
13 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 .
14 ‘ Laura ! ’ he groaned , tossing aside his shirt and swiftly divesting himself of his clothes before lying down on the bed beside her .
15 One morning , Santa found him lying down on the snow , staring at a dead flower with tears dropping off his little cheeks .
16 He 's lying down on the floor having a nice lie down are n't you Toby ?
17 I lie down on the bench and try and make myself comfy .
18 She would go to her room and take off her skirt and blouse and lie down on the bed .
19 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 .
20 As arranged , the front rank of Covenanters were ordered to be steady , aim , fire and lie down on the ground .
21 The children lie down on the floor and they have to stay absolutely still .
22 She would go back to the lodgings , lie down on the lumpy bed and rest , and try again tomorrow .
23 ‘ Right , lie down on the couch and answer a few of these questions , and we 'll see what we can do for you .
24 Do you want another lie down on the settee ?
25 Frank was lying back on the pillows with his eyes closed .
26 ‘ So are you well , Wilson ? ’ she asked , lying back on the sofa , white and drained-looking .
27 He smiled fondly at the girl as he spoke , and Paulette , who in truth was very pretty , blew him a kiss before lying back on the pillows .
28 Herself , lying back on the punt cushions .
29 ‘ Honestly , ’ she said in her normal tones , lying back on the cushions .
30 Now , in the light of a bedside lamp , he could see Marius Steen Lying back on the pillows asleep .
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