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She was carried to bed, where she lay for weeks, delirious with grief.
From Literature
Mal’s exhaustion was so great that her breath turned slow and rhythmic almost immediately, but Christopher lay for a while, looking up at the night sky.
From Literature
She lay for about 45 minutes before the SOS alert she had triggered on her Garmin tracking device was answered.
From BBC
Bob Dylan says he wrote “Lay Lady Lay” for you.
From Los Angeles Times
He and others lay for more than an hour in the bushes.
From Seattle Times
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