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Discover LudwigThe phrase 'I lay there' is correct and usable in written English.
It is usually used in the past tense to denote an action which has already happened, and it usually implies that the speaker is now in a different physical position than when they were laying down. For example, "I lay there, exhausted and dazed, until I finally found the strength to sit up."
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I lay there for a while longer.
I lay there drenched as the rain poured down.
I lay there for days and more days.
"I lay there for hours before she stitched me up..
I lay there for a moment, feeling for blood.
I lay there for a minute or three, gasping in pain.
For what seemed hours I lay there, listening to their breathing.
I lay there like a dead person, eyes open, heart stone cold.
As I lay there on my back, I just thought, "Are you kidding me?
"They just keep kicking me as I lay there on the ground," he said.
I lay there for at least an hour on top of a dead body.
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