Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] lying on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was lying on the ground almost like a dead body . |
| 2 | I was lying on the grass , seeing it all from a low angle , Gómez moving in and Ward turning on him . |
| 3 | Once I was lying on the bed I noticed that with the appearance of Aids , there is so much more precaution — every needle , tube , cotton wool swab etc is carefully disposed of . |
| 4 | Anyway , there I was lying on the pavement on my back , looking up the skirt of a very tall Quantas air hostess who was looking down at me in equal amazement . |
| 5 | I kept thinking cos I was , was n't very well Saturday so I was lying on the settee thinking well I hope it ai n't me . |
| 6 | There she was lying on the floor with Bonfire of the Vanities under her head and me giving her a gentle kneading — spelt with a ‘ k ’ dear — and we were getting quite absorbed when all of a sudden the door flew open and in he came . |
| 7 | She had clung to the doll tenaciously , until the awful feeling she 'd had once before stole up through her little body from her feet to her head , and the next thing she knew she was lying on the floor with her head in Ma 's lap . |
| 8 | She was lying on the carpet , the lips of her cunt , soft and blunt , pushing up through a mound of black curls . |
| 9 | She was lying on the cushions , smoking a cigarette and paying no attention to him . |
| 10 | She was lying on the edge of the bed far from Tom and had not known it was Tom 's bed and Tom 's room or that she was not alone , but had been cast at once , as usual , into that incredulous panic where she was asking herself , how could I have left Mike ? |
| 11 | Of how she was lying on the ground , for example ? ’ |
| 12 | She was lying on the sofa and he was — I do n't know — doing something to her . |
| 13 | And it was on the floor but she was lying on the bottle . |
| 14 | We were lying on the ground in a row , pointing our rifles to our fronts , as he walked past each of us and made us repeat the different orders that we would be given , such as ‘ unload ’ or ‘ cock your weapon ’ . |
| 15 | I got up , we were lying on the sofa , and knelt by him and told him not to worry . |
| 16 | They were lying on the kitchen floor . |
| 17 | They were lying on the bed after making love , every trace of lust scoured out of them , their bodies clean and abandoned . |
| 18 | It was lying on the edge of the pavement , with one end trailing onto the cobbled street . |
| 19 | One note paused on Creed 's shoulder , then launched itself again , one long swoop sideways , a flip , and it was lying on the ground . |
| 20 | Wrapped in a serviette it was lying on the lap of a fat , snoozing gentleman . |
| 21 | It was lying on the ground . |
| 22 | Miguel picked up his guitar from where it was lying on the sofa so that she could sit down . |
| 23 | When I came across Lovat he was lying on the ground . |
| 24 | He was lying on the ground covered with a blanket when I arrived , the medics were preparing to place the body on a jeep . |
| 25 | He was lying on the path . |
| 26 | The foal was called Bonfire and was splendidly nosy and confident and trod delicately all round him pretending that he was lying on the sweetest grass in the field . |
| 27 | The next thing he knew he was lying on the floor , half stunned , beans everywhere . |
| 28 | He was lying on the floor outside his bedroom at the top of the back stairs . |
| 29 | He was lying on the rock , his face white and cold . |
| 30 | while he was lying on the massage table after his innings waiting for a doctor , Warner and Palairet called to express sympathy . |