Example sentences of "[pers pn] was [adv] lying [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , a quarter of a century later , I was still lying in it . |
| 2 | She was still lying on the carpet five minutes later when he left the apartment . |
| 3 | It was just lying on its poor back with its legs stuck up and a dreadfully resigned look on its dear face ! |
| 4 | It was still lying on the ground near where Hugh was deeply asleep . |
| 5 | She walked up the path and leant wearily against the wall while she dug in her bag for her key , then groaned when she remembered that it was still lying on the floor of the car park where she had dropped it . |
| 6 | Very likely he was simply lying on his bed in a state of dejection and , perhaps , of remorse for his massacre of " the possessions " which was now generally thought not to have been necessary . |
| 7 | Then he lay down again carefully , putting his hand and arm on the far side of the body and easing himself down so that he was partly lying on Patrick , his trunk upon his trunk , his legs upon his legs , and , as he supported himself on his arms , his face just above the skeleton face . |
| 8 | But even if there had been no dust , smoke or snow , he would still have been unable to see it , because he was now lying on the floor beside the window , having fallen off his chair . |
| 9 | He was still lying on her bed , his head propped up on one hand . |