I want to lie down." Henry was asleep almost before the words were out of his mouth.

VOA: special.2009.07.04

No matter how I look at this issue, I cannot escape being troubled by the fact that we have in place a policy which forces young men and women to lie about who they are in order to defend their fellow citizens."

VOA: special.2010.02.06

"Well,counsel,I would disagree with you except you can point to me why would I have the most reason to lie?

VOA: standard.2009.11.10

It's not that easy to lie and to play around with the polls."

VOA: standard.2010.03.09

But Mr.Taylor,it's true isn't it that of all the people who have come before these judges, you are the one who has the most reason to lie,".

VOA: standard.2009.11.10

The problem is that "lie" also means to not tell the truth, as in "I lied to my mother."

VOA: special.2010.02.11

For instance,even native speakers are often not sure when to use "lie" and when to use "lay."

VOA: special.2010.02.11

It was a lie Soapy Smith used to take money from people who passed through Skagway.

VOA: special.2009.02.11

When I had waited a long time, without hearing him lie down, I decided to open a little -- a very,very little -- crack in the lantern.

VOA: special.2009.05.16

"Will you lay out my clothes while I lie down to rest?"

VOA: special.2010.02.11

He might decide to let sleeping dogs lie.

VOA: special.2010.05.30

"Our challenge now is to finish the job." He acknowledged the toughest part of the process may lie ahead;

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

They noted that the African Union has in the past approved an important convention, only to see it lie dormant for lack of ratification.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

The diseases have struck isolated communities that lie to the north of the capital,Port Moresby.

VOA: standard.2009.09.14

"But it is also a privilege. Because it is moments like these that force us to try harder, to dig deeper, to discover gifts we never knew we had -- to find the greatness that lie within each of us."

VOA: standard.2009.05.14