'lie derelict' is a correct phrase that can be used in written English.
It means 'to remain abandoned or neglected'. For example, "The abandoned house lies derelict for many years."
Eddie reckons that at least half the seized farms now lie derelict.
Close up, the greenhouses lie derelict and trees rampage through their dilapidated timber frames.
In austerity-hit Spain, 500,000 new buildings lie derelict, unemployment is high and funding for community initiatives is minimal.
The near total failure of authorities to exploit the legacy of the Athens Olympics – scores of venues purpose-built for the Games now lie derelict and abandoned – has undoubtedly exacerbated the malaise.
Some have been reused as housing for animals or as storehouses; others have been abandoned to lie derelict due to the cost of removing them.
This land, approximately 2 mile east of the centre of Gateshead, was cleared in 1942 but continued to lie derelict until the mid-1950s.
It now lies derelict, a dumping ground for old fridges and bathtubs.
Instead, it lies derelict in a neighbourhood full of guns and garbage.
It was finally demolished in 1958 after lying derelict for years.
There is a temporary feel to the town, with succeeding generations of government housing lying derelict, and plastic bottles and abandoned cars strewn about.
Catch a film at the Odyssey, an Art Deco gem of a cinema which recently reopened after lying derelict for 19 years (odysseypictures.co.uk).
