Coils of rope lay on the quayside.

码头上放着一盘盘的绳子。

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He examined the red bell rope, the end of which lay upon the pillow of the bed.

他检查了红色的铃绳，末端是系在床上的枕头上面的。

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The seam between sleeve and the top of the suit lay flush with the rest of the arm, with no rope or ribbing underneath to hold it up.

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Working in a two-man team, on opposite sides of the animal, packers sling a pair of manty-wrapped loads to the sides of a mule's aparejo and lay a 12-15-metre (40-50ft) lash rope gently across his creature's back.

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