Sentence examples for lay for several from inspiring English sources

The authorities said they believed that the man, David Murdock, 44, fell to his death at the base of the Hamilton County cliff, where he lay for several days before hikers found him on Friday.

Patients lay for several hours or days in warm, stagnant water and slush; normally poorly virulent environmental bacteria, fungi, and amoebae found the ideal conditions to colonize in open wounds and bone fractures and disseminate to other body sites.

The dressmaker's child was found where she'd lain for several days, at the bottom of a fissure, half covered with shale, in the exhausted quarry half a mile from where she'd lived.

Families in Spain and Greece, meanwhile, rent a "niche", an above-ground crypt where bodies lie for several years.

Tebow lay motionless for several minutes, and Commonwealth Stadium fell silent.

She lay there for several days before a specialist on fractures came from Kobe.

Green lay motionless for several minutes as the medical staff rushed to check on him.

Rodriguez appeared to be knocked cold by the blow and lay motionless for several minutes.

The idea lay dormant for several decades and came to fruition during IGY with the British Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition led by Vivian Fuchs.

As the authorities conducted their investigation, Mr. Vasquez's body lay uncovered for several hours while crowds looked on, Mr. Brito said, upsetting many residents.

He landed on his back and head, and lay supine for several seconds while the Cavaliers raced upcourt and found Pavlovic in the corner.