Example sentences of "lie [adv prt] in [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Soon she would lie down in the arms of a stronger lover than Tom would ever be and fall asleep . |
| 2 | It is not that English people do not lie down in the bedroom , or that French people do not have keys , but rather they choose different salient characteristics for the expression of that specific meaning . |
| 3 | Corporal Tambini immediately made us lie down in the mud and do press-ups . |
| 4 | " Do n't mind me ; I 'll just go and lie down in the snow or something . " |
| 5 | Er see well I 've just got ta lie down in the afternoon for ten minutes and I 'm alright . |
| 6 | They must lie up in the caves , if we do send refugees here , and in the pinewoods and the tall juniper — they will do even in the winter . |
| 7 | I would lie out in the midday sun and plaster myself in baby oil ! ’ |
| 8 | The evolutionary advantage of this is that the animal need not lie around in a torpid state , vulnerable to attack . |