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Discover LudwigThe phrase "as he lay" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a state of being or action while someone is lying down, often in a narrative or descriptive context.
Example: "As he lay on the grass, he contemplated the clouds drifting overhead."
Alternatives: "while he was lying" or "as he reclined".
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"Santo subito!" the Roman crowds chanted as he lay dying.
As he lay in the hospital, his leg atrophied.
"You know what, Axl?" he whispered as he lay dying.
His back seized up as soon as he lay down.
"You know what, Axl?" he said as he lay dying.
The family fled as he lay dying on the ground.
She made sketches for this new work as he lay dying in bed at home.
He was fatally shot, and called for the curtain to be lowered as he lay dying.
As he lay in bed that night, Monaghan said, he swore a "millionaire's vow of poverty".
Once again, the affidavit said, "military personnel photographed Mr. Lindh as he lay on the stretcher".
Then he and six others kicked him as he lay on the ground.
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