Example sentences of "lie down for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 I 'd like to stay lying down for a bit to make my headache go away , but I made a puddle on the pavement and I got to move .
2 I was tired , Thérèse said : so I was lying down for a bit .
3 Why do n't you take the duty room and go and lie down for a couple of hours ? ’
4 lie down for a bit !
5 ‘ I just need to lie down for a while .
6 On one occasion I lay down for a rest , dozed off for 15 minutes , and awoke to find half a dozen sitting on branches within a few metres of my recumbent form .
7 ‘ I lay down for a rest after lunch and was about to drift into sleep when there was a definite pop inside me , which made me think my waters had broken .
8 He paced the room , then lay down for a while , hands clasped behind his head .
9 At the start , the hare dashed off and built such a commanding lead that he decided to relax briefly and lay down for a nap .
10 " I think I 'll just go and lie down for a while . "
11 " Why do n't you pop upstairs and lie down for a bit ?
12 You 're looking very weary now , do you need to go home and lie down for a bit ?
13 I 'll go and lie down for an hour , before supper . ’
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