Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] lay on the " in BNC.

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1 An empty glass lay on the eiderdown .
2 As we passed the dam , a little snow lay on the shingle plains and the rivers were a mere shadow of their former selves .
3 The white dog lay on the floor next to him .
4 The white frost lay on the broad lawn , on the many-formed leaves of the evergreens , and on the giant trees at a distance .
5 The white dress lay on the bed .
6 A large suitcase lay on the bed , still full of the clothes he 'd taken from the other room .
7 The black case lay on the bed beside the white box .
8 Black dust lay on the pavement collecting in the spaces of the bridge 's primed balustrade .
9 The feast proceeded in dainty silence until a bare fish skeleton the size of a heavy bolter lay on the platter before each celebrant , and their stone steins stood empty .
10 His dark navy-blue suit lay on the bed , as a man might lie , sleeves folded , legs neatly together .
11 Their high-smelling dog lay on the hairy ancient rug before the smokeless fuel fire .
12 How does that sit with the fact that the Austrian application lay on the table for two years before the British Government said a word of welcome to that country ?
13 A thick , too-sweet stench lay on the air .
14 A small object lay on the floor near the chair where Vince had placed his coat , and she picked it up .
15 A red and white checked blanket lay on the ground and in the middle of the blanket was the biggest box Asik had ever seen .
16 An expensive handbag lay on the table , and she was reading the morning paper in a perfectly ordinary way .
17 A dead hare lay on the trampled ground , its neck twisted .
18 A bed of dense material lay on the sieve and the water/ore/dross mixture fed above it .
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