Sentence examples of "lying" in English

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I slept lying on my face. J'ai dormi le nez dans l'oreiller.
He found his father lying in the kitchen. Il a trouvé son père étendu dans la cuisine.
Tom noticed a drunkard lying in the street. Tom a vu un saoulard gisant sur la route.
He was found lying unconscious on the kitchen floor. On le retrouva étalé et inconscient sur le sol de la cuisine.
Take the book which is lying on that table. Prenez le livre posé sur la table.
She left the old newspapers lying in a heap. Elle laissa les vieux journaux qui s'amoncelaient en tas.
Have you ever heard the saying: "Lying leads to thieving?" As-tu déjà entendu le dicton: "Le mensonge conduit au vol ?"
Nixon was caught lying because he bugged his own office. On a découvert le mensonge de Nixon parce qu'il avait mis son propre bureau sous écoute.
When he came to he found himself lying in a small, windowless cell. Lorsqu'il revint à lui, il se trouva étendu dans une petite cellule dépourvue de fenêtre.
I saw a young man lying on the bench under the cherry tree in the park. J'ai vu un jeune homme étendu sur un banc sous un cerisier dans le parc.
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