Example sentences of "[conj] [be] lie in [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They travelled all over the countryside asking farmers if they could buy the rustic doors that were lying in the mud at the back of the barn . |
| 2 | He had picked up one that was lying in a gutter with a burnt-out fuse . |
| 3 | I lifted a broken placard that was lying in the centre of the road to throw it into the side when two policemen pounced on me . |
| 4 | These creatures appear to be crinoids that have neither stalk nor rootlets and are lying in an inverted position with their mouths on the ground and their five arms outstretched . |
| 5 | The ‘ steep hill ’ sign on Snowhill Lane has been removed and is lying in the hedge . |
| 6 | Briefly she wondered whether he 'd already drunk himself into oblivion and was lying in a paralytic stupor on the hearthrug while saucepans boiled dry on the stove and vegetables burned to a crisp . |
| 7 | She woke up some hours later and everything was clean and white and she was clean and was lying in a fresh cotton garment between stiff sheets . |