On being asked where this country lay, he pointed to the northward.

No country can lay claim to being the modern home of the Huns.

It is the only musical art form to which this country can lay exclusive claim.

Just eight years later, the country lay in shards.

I've seen my own country laid waste and no one seeming to care.

The burden the country will almost certainly lay on the shoulders of its children in the 21st century is disgraceful.

Nearly three million Japanese were dead, many more wounded or seriously ill, and the country lay in ruins.

The country lay in ruins and the population was close to starvation.

And only one of them had even a hazy idea of where her country lay!

Usually a bad thing to do, he did it now because the country lay wide and he'd rather see than worry about being seen.