Her eyes were closed, and she lay perfectly still, as she must have lain for centuries.
The volcanoes can lie dormant for centuries, then revive, sometimes catastrophically.
The work there removed any remnant of the old castle that had lain there for centuries.
Most have lain dormant for centuries, and only a handful of the swords retain their power.
It has lain for centuries in the vaults of the palace.
Things of evil, ruthless and cunning, after lying dormant for centuries, will now awaken.
Things rose from the sea bottom that had lain undisturbed for centuries.
There'd been one in Death Hotel-a place the small device could lie undisturbed for centuries.
He lies asleep for centuries in the ice of the far north, his jealousy gradually growing into a mad obsession.
Dragons can lie for dark centuries brooding over their treasures, bedding down on frozen flames that will never see the light of day.