Example sentences of "there [pers pn] was lying [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | So there I was lying in bed as the Mafias slowly closed in on me . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | When we got there she was lying in the front room . |
| 5 | I opened the bedroom door and there he was lying on the floor dead . |