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Meanings of lay in heaps in English

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Usage of lay in heaps in English
1
Some were broken, and lay in heaps in the clear green water.
Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 2 / Great Britain and ...
2
It was a fierce battle, and the dead lay in heaps everywhere.
A Child's History of England
3
Bodies lay in heaps on the dais and out in the audience.
Paul of dune
4
The dead lay in heaps, most of them from the mercenary band.
Night of Knives
5
Blood ran in runnels, and the slain they lay in heaps.
Arthurian Chronicles: Roman de Brut
6
Twenty thousand bodies lay in heaps within and without the fortress.
From Pole to Pole: A Book for Young People
7
He collected beyond reason: canvases lay in heaps on the floor.
Edward Burne-Jones. A Biography
8
On the decks of the airship, the Rovers lay in heaps.
Ilse Witch
9
Black gritty dust lay in heaps kicked aside here and there.
Stonewielder
10
Blood ran in that place like water, and the dead they lay in heaps.
Arthurian Chronicles: Roman de Brut
11
Many boughs had snapped beneath their burden, and lay in heaps upon the icy grass.
Desperate Remedies
12
Oh, and now they saw the rowers, for they lay in heaps about the oars.
Red Eve
13
The rest lay in heaps on the floor.
The King's Achievement
14
Smashed artillery and dead horses lay in heaps.
The Victim: A Romance of the Real Jefferson Davis
15
The boys lay in heaps on the deck, trying to keep warm by hugging each other close.
One of Ours
16
Our guns has removed every trace of it, except as it lay in heaps of pounded brick.
Now It Can Be Told
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