lay forward
Example Sentences
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He lay forward cramping himself against the line with all of his body, putting all his weight onto his right hand, and he was asleep.
From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
Here at sea a comforting isolation lay between first and third cabin passengers and one could remain unseen from those deck levels that lay forward and above.
From The Law of Hemlock Mountain by Hugh Lundsford
Sometimes Gigi felt faint and ill, and lay forward, resting his head on the dog's soft neck.
From John of the Woods by Abbie Farwell Brown
He lay forward upon his hands, crouching almost, but with his face, his dreadful, featureless face, twisted up at me from under his left shoulder.
From The Quest of the Sacred Slipper by Sax Rohmer
As it flashed the doctor leaned towards Julian, who lay forward with his arms stretched along the table.
From Flames by Robert Smythe Hichens
