Example sentences of "lie [prep] the [noun sg] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | That joint reading perhaps lies behind the appeal in Walahfrid 's prologue that the quest for wisdom be revived and widened " in modern times " . |
| 2 | I look to the right hon. Member for Sparkbrook when I say that I am not clear about the precise intention that lies behind the phrase in new clause 2 , which refers to ’ satisfactory access to advice and representation ’ — this is for applicants — ’ from advisers and representatives of their choice ’ . |
| 3 | One possible explanation lies in the way in which charge carriers move between crystal lattice planes : the build up of charge carriers on alternate planes of a graphite lattice gives rise to local electrical fields that oppose the main field and generate the out-of-phase conduction . |
| 4 | The relevance of this to the concerns of a chapter on land lies in the way in which location and style are the core of much of the development process . |
| 5 | The key to its ethical and practical success lies in the way in which the technical problems involved in its production were overcome . |
| 6 | She lies in the churchyard in the village of Wootton , near Dorking : ‘ Elizabeth Titford . |
| 7 | The heart of Christianity , for Kierkegaard , lies in the recognition in Jesus of the intersection of time and eternity , the coming together of God and man . |
| 8 | A second difficulty lies in the uncertainty in our knowledge of the topography of Venus ; the precision is only ± 1500 m which leads to an uncertainty of 10 µs in timing . |
| 9 | The answer lies in the difference in diffusivities . |
| 10 | On some islands , there is a lethargic variety of sea-snake which lies on the sand in the shallow , and which can give a nasty poisonous bite when stood on . |
| 11 | Lie about the response in Arizona . ’ |
| 12 | They stressed the principle of continuity lying behind the order in the universe which has developed through second causes ; and they were sympathetic to Darwin . |
| 13 | If whatever happened to Summerchild that year had n't happened — if he had n't been found lying with the garbage in Spring Gardens — if Millie had n't stopped playing in the orchestra — if I 'd gone on seeing her week by week — grown up with her — become easy with her — married her — then Timmy would still have a mother at home . |
| 14 | Or you can do absolutely nothing but lie in the sun in the garden and tan . |
| 15 | Lumps of excrement and sodden pieces of toilet paper lie in the water in a state which suggests they have not been broken down at all . |
| 16 | Lying in the bank in a strongbox ; several Bainbridge rings , in fact . |
| 17 | Zack stared at the assembly of household items lying in the box in his free hand . |
| 18 | ‘ The mineral is described , as sometimes lying in the mine in form resembling a tree . |
| 19 | I shower and lie on the bed in the dark . |
| 20 | Floating plastic ball blankets which lie on the surface in the same way as a crust have been tried , the manufacturers claiming they have on occasions been beneficial in reducing odours presumably by reducing evaporation , although the precise reason is not apparently known . |
| 21 | The EC could absorb the 16.5 million East Germans , if it came to that , more easily than it could the two countries whose applications already lie on the table in Brussels — Austria with her backward deck-cargo of neutrality , and Turkey , with her GDP well below that of Portugal . |
| 22 | The other woman stared at her for a long moment , then , with great dignity , collected up the papers lying on the desk in front of her and got to her feet . |
| 23 | The first Americans she observed were on the boat and she wrote , ‘ they laughed at the poor immigrants lying on the deck in their wretched clothes … without the least sign of sympathy . ’ |
| 24 | He moved the pen lying on the blotter in front of him slightly to one side . |
| 25 | As I approached I recognised one of them as a Medic from Brigade H.Q As we chatted together , I could see a number of dead Commandos lying on the lawn in front of the Chateau . |
| 26 | Sometimes , if the lights had been left on , and I was unable to sleep , I 'd look across to Tom and feel great sorrow to see that fine man lying on the floor in a bleak underground room , with a rough blanket over his legs and cockroaches crawling over him as he slept . |
| 27 | The settee he had seen from the window was against one wall and Alfred Glynn was lying on the floor in front of it , his body oddly contorted . |
| 28 | and they dragged two of them in and there 's about ten people in the other side of the carriage in about this much space and there 's like two J F S kids lying on the floor in the middle of the carriage |
| 29 | At first it was part of a dream , which vanished as soon as I woke and knew that I was alone on the broch island , lying on the turf in a sleeping-bag , with my head pillowed on my rolled-up sweater , but seemingly connected with the earth itself , from which , apparently right below my head , came a sound every bit as strange as the mermaids ' song of the seals . |
| 30 | Peter was lying on the sofa in the room behind . |