Example sentences of "[noun sg] which lay on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She kicked a tin which lay on the pavement . |
| 2 | She shivered , her right hand moving restlessly towards the gold chain with its rectangular pendant which lay on the exposed skin of her neck above the scooped-out neckline of her dress : Rune 's parting gift given to her that dull morning when , after having insisted on collecting her from her hotel , he had driven her to the airport at Kastrup . |
| 3 | Rupert picked up the book which lay on the little table by the fire . |
| 4 | Aunt Emily smiled at her in a puzzled manner and picked up a letter which lay on the quilt . |
| 5 | Which he did , a good two feet clear of the gaping open ditch which lay on the blind side of the hedge . |
| 6 | Jane could not bear to give up for , although she knew nothing so harrowing as the run-up to a match or a medal , she knew nothing to compare with the excitement which lay on the other side of the 1st tee : " However tight a match , I never believed that anyone was going to beat me . |