Example sentences of "['s] [noun sg] lay on the " in BNC.
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1 | On the far side of Farringdon Road , Graham passed Easton Street where another painter 's or window-cleaner 's cradle lay on the pavement , up-ended for some reason , neat coils of rope around it . |
2 | The folder containing Rory 's work lay on the seat by my side ; I lifted the file onto my lap , concealing a bulge . |
3 | Russell 's carbine lay on the table , like he never went far without it ; another thing that was just like an Apache . |
4 | Taliesin laughed , and Fael-Inis said , ‘ Why did you accompany Fergus and Fribble ? ’ and Taliesin glanced involuntarily to where Fergus 's body lay on the velvet-covered couch beneath the window that looked out on to the forest . |
5 | Brampton 's corpse lay on the ground , covered in a dirty , yellowing canvas sheet , inexpertly sewed up . |
6 | Simon 's jacket lay on the sand . |
7 | Finn 's raincoat lay on the floor beside a fiddle-case , shaped like the coffin of some dwarf . |
8 | The hounds ' and the horses ' breath lay on the air , while a light frost still crisped the grass . |