Example sentences of "it lies [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fact of the matter is , as far as the erm and I accept to a certain degree what Jack has just said , that the power for schools lies with the Governors , and it lies with the Governors because the Conservative Government has enacted legislation to allow that to happen . |
| 2 | It lies with the politicians at different levels , right back to Brussels , who still believe in the efficacy of high-sounding names . |
| 3 | The problem , as I began to discover over the years , does n't lie with the composer , it lies with the interpreters and what is expected from the interpreters by people who have dubious taste . |
| 4 | It lies on the slates , unmarked except by sparrows ; it swells and balloons over the edge of the launders . |
| 5 | If the answer lies anywhere it lies in the hearts and minds of Tablers . |
| 6 | Rather , its importance results from where it lies in the circuits of the left hemisphere and the way that it processes the inputs it receives . |