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Meanings of lay on in English

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Usage of lay on in English
1
The mystery lay on a plate in the middle of the table.
Helen with the High Hand (2nd ed.)
2
The little ornaments on the chimney-piece lay on the hearth in bits.
Of Human Bondage
3
This settlement of four thousand lay on lowlands just above the sea.
Relentless
4
It lay on the floor in her bedroom, broken in three places.
The Hippodrome
5
The stables lay on the left as you faced out to sea.
Shadows in Bronze
6
My handkerchief lay on the path; I had dropped it on purpose.
Wanderers
7
Up in the sick room Zora lay on the little white bed.
The Quest of the Silver Fleece: A Novel
8
The poor patient lay on the floor in a very bad way.
A Dog with a Bad Name
9
The money, in dull-coloured notes, lay on the table before the writer.
Roden's Corner
10
The arms were piled, and in silence we lay on the ground.
A Narrative of the Siege of Delhi / With an Account of the Mutin...
11
William lay on the floor of the barn, engrossed in a book.
More William
12
No telegram lay on the table; that I saw at a glance.
The Professional Aunt
13
Haldor the Unchristian tells of this in his lay on Earl Eirik:-
Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway
14
The definitive treaty of peace lay on the table at the time.
The United States of America, Part 1: 1783-1830
15
A figure lay on the ground amidst the sea of human statuary.
James Potter and the Vault of Destinies
16
She lay on her back and kicked her heels in the air.
Old Granny Fox
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