Sentence examples for lay at the base from inspiring English sources

The weight lay at the base of the bird's spine so as not to disturb its balance.

A dead chickadee and red-breasted nuthatch lay at the base of a small industrial building that featured mirrored blue glass that reflected an adjacent woodlot.

An open bag of potting soil lay at the base of each, out of which sprouted tomatoes, beans and nasturtiums, climbing the fencing.

After a two-day rest, our journey continued toward Pahrump Valley, which lay at the base of the Charleston Mountains, whose highest point, Charleston Peak, was still partly covered with snow.

It was observed "how decisive he was: how accurate, without any effort or formality: what an extraordinary power of observation lay at the base of many of his casual or incidental remarks".

A small village called Agok lay at the base of Hill 94 and 300 yards from the river.

"Please Paint White!" read a hand-written note scrawled in red marker lying at the base of a wall in a corridor where Thomas Zipp, another Berlin-based artist, had finished daubing on the final contouring lines hours before a press preview of the exhibition.

It lies at the base of Mount Brasil.

"Mould-making technology lies at the base of all manufacturing.

The city lies at the base of the Salentine Peninsula on the northern inlet (Mare Grande) of the Gulf of Taranto.

The gully lies at the base of South Hill, which rises 1,100 feet above the waters of the long, narrow lake.