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So the film set pub lay for a year-and-a-half in a yard on Achill Island - and when Luke offered to buy it from his brother-in-law, he was told he could have it for nothing.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2023

As Morantz lay for six days in a hospital bed recovering from the rattlesnake bite, police and reporters began to put the pieces together.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2022

The outpouring of sadness triggered by Elizabeth's death has already drawn large crowds in Scotland, where she lay for 24 hours in St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh.

From Reuters • Sep. 14, 2022

“I’m extremely blessed to be back in my city and to lay for my hometown,” said Canada, a LA native who starred at UCLA.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 8, 2022

Then they lay for a while on their backs, gazing into the starry expanse through the railroad tracks, listening to the dark river below.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner