Example sentences of "lying at the foot " in BNC.
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| 1 | He died early one morning with our arms around him , and with the ducks quacking on the beach outside and his dogs lying at the foot of his bed . |
| 2 | From Hadrian 's Wall there are spectacular views northwards , over Kielder Forest to the Cheviots ; and , for the angler , closer to hand , spectacular views of three excellent trout lochs lying at the foot of Steel Rigg , one of the most dramatic sections of the wall : Broomlee , Greenlee and Crag Loughs . |
| 3 | The small Year Niner usually looks a bit blank — possibly because she has never considered the possibility of either heaven OR hell lying at the foot of the ropes in the sports hall — and responds with a vague , ‘ Uh ? ’ |
| 4 | My first thought was that this was Dad lying at the foot of the stairs having killed himself . |
| 5 | A direct road will bring you to Weinfelden , a town of about 9,000 inhabitants lying at the foot of the Ottenburg . |
| 6 | Jim Eggleton , who was seventy , was found lying at the foot of the stairs of his council home in Russells Water , near Nettlebed … |