Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] [was/were] lying [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She entered the room after a gentle knock , and saw that Faye was lying on her back in the large , luxurious bed , her shoulders raised on pillows and her fingers massaging her abdomen tentatively . |
| 2 | He had a few drinks and fell asleep and when he woke up he was in bed and Beryl was lying beside him . |
| 3 | From the fence I surveyed the area , sneaking a look to see if Shelly was lying in the window . |
| 4 | And so that means erm he come in he come in and Danielle was lying across my arm like that and he |
| 5 | I do n't think the snake had fully wakened up when I caught it , and I was careful not to jar it as I ran back to where my brothers and Blyth were lying on the grass . |
| 6 | Paul lay in the sunlight curled up into a little ball , quite still , and Blyth was lying on his stomach , hands under his cheek , the stump of his left leg drawn up in the flowers and the grass , sticking out from his shorts like some monstrous erection . |
| 7 | Bernice and Defries were lying on the floor , edging backwards while firing their blasters at the black-robed androids . |
| 8 | Jean had Roberta up at her shoulder and was patting her back and Billy was lying beside his dad in the long chair . |
| 9 | Paul and Blyth had fallen asleep , and Eric was lying with his hands behind his neck , staring drowsily up at the bright blue . |
| 10 | Jan and Tim were lying on their sides facing each other on adjoining sunbeds . |
| 11 | Shelley and Rosie were lying by the pool one afternoon , Rosie did n't feel like swimming , complaining of indigestion , so Shelley stayed with her under the trees , totally idle and satisfied in the all-pervading heat . |
| 12 | In Athena Gardens , Jordan and Cabochon were lying in bed sharing a joint of particularly sweet weed . |
| 13 | That was something that Boaz did , there when Ruth was lying at his feet . |