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Meanings of lay still in English

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Usage of lay still in English
1
Far away the shipping in the bacino lay still like enchanted craft.
The Fortunate Youth
2
Tremors shook the huge body; then it lay still as though asleep.
The Elephant God
3
The man dropped to the bottom of the boat and lay still.
The Boy Allies at Jutland; Or, The Greatest Naval Battle of Hist...
4
I lay still, determined not to believe it; and presently all subsided.
A Confederate Girl's Diary
5
He fell forward on his arms and lay still for a moment.
Dayworld
6
He lay still in the corner, and his tail had ceased switching.
Tales of Terror and Mystery
7
He pitched forward, shuddered once in the soft grass, and lay still.
The Sky Line of Spruce
8
Quite suddenly she ceased to struggle and lay still in his grasp.
The Lamp of Fate
9
Her little hand lay still and hot in his large cool one.
The Cathedral: A Novel
10
The children lay still as death on their mattress upon the floor.
There & Back
11
The leading roysterer stumbled, fell in a wry heap, and lay still.
Whirligigs
12
In her room again, Pancha dropped on the sofa, and lay still.
Treasure and Trouble Therewith: A Tale of California
13
The breeze blew it onward a little, and then it lay still.
Hunger
14
She lay still on the narrow bed and slept long and deeply.
The Top of the World
15
I lay still, not daring to believe that it was actually him.
Halo
16
Several of the bodies just lay still, flat out on the floor.
The Cole Protocol
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Lay still across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Australia
Less common