He had no time even to grab at the sword lying on the ground.

She was like one who had an invisible sword lying to hand yet could not find it for her defense.

I glanced behind me and saw the sword lying in the circle.

I put my hand upon the sheathed sword lying next to me.

He glanced around him, saw the sword lying there and picked it up.

Ramage's sword was still lying across the table in front of him.

He had raised himself on one arm and now scrambled for the sword lying beside him.

The sword lying on the table no longer required honing.

A sword lying clear across the night sky, in a blaze of stars.

But that sword lying there was like a strike of lightning.