Fin looked to be in raptures, his ropes lying limp on his lap, his face upturned.

In the moonless night, a rope lying on the ground may be mistaken for a snake.

And the series of red ropes lying about.

Men were making sure that ropes lying on the marshy ground were exactly laid to be pulled on.

Say you have a rope lying on the deck.

Nate noticed the ropes lying on the floor under the hammock.

Flatten the Z so that there are 3 sections of rope lying alongside each other, with two U-bends where the rope reverses direction.

I picked up a big coil of light rope lying beside a pile of flares.

Grabbing up the end of a length of rope lying on the tunnel floor, he gave the rope a sharp yank.

Abby snatched up a rope lying nearby and looped it around the girl's neck.