Example sentences of "found lying [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 He had come aboard at Kenora , he said , because the body of a groom from this train called Ricky had been found lying beside the railway lines near Thunder Bay .
2 Mr Foster , also of Barnes , was found lying on the floor with the knife that had killed him under his body .
3 That same evening , their corpses — minus their shoes and socks — were found lying on the beach at Ramlet al-Baida by the Beirut station manager of British Airways .
4 He was found lying on the pavement outside the university 's New College and died from massive head injuries en route to the city 's John Radcliffe Hospital .
5 The rocks were also found lying on the ground .
6 Claire was later found lying on the couch and she was dark blue .
7 The man was found lying on the front step having been blown through the door .
8 Mind you 're not found lying at the bottom of the steps with a broken neck like Amy Robsart .
9 Jim Eggleton , who was seventy , was found lying at the foot of the stairs of his council home in Russells Water , near Nettlebed …
10 If whatever happened to Summerchild that year had n't happened — if he had n't been found lying with the garbage in Spring Gardens — if Millie had n't stopped playing in the orchestra — if I 'd gone on seeing her week by week — grown up with her — become easy with her — married her — then Timmy would still have a mother at home .
11 Mr Smith was later found lying in the field making sounds like an injured animal .
12 Clay loomweights are frequently found lying in the bottom of the pit in rows and irregular heaps
13 ‘ She was found lying in the street .
14 Gabriel-Ernest 's clothes were found lying in the road .
15 Shortly after he was found lying in the road outside .
16 He was found lying in the road with severe injuries .
17 Mrs Burton was found lying in the front room by a neighbour .
18 A suspect package was found lying near the platform at Cholsey .
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