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lay alongside

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lay something alongside (of something)
to place something next to something else, lengthwise. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) Please lay the spoon alongside the knife. Find the knife and lay the spoon alongside.
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lay alongside something

[for a ship] to rest afloat next to something. The ship lay alongside a lovely island while a shore party searched for fresh water. Our ship lay alongside the narrow wooden pier.
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A single red rose lay alongside her green beret, her belt and her campaign medals atop the casket, carried by her comrades As she was laid to rest in Wetheral cemetery, a seven-strong firing party fired a volley of shots and a lone bugler played the Last Post.
AN alcoholic who set fire to her pillow and then lay alongside it may face jail, a judge warned yesterday.
All the while, Branton lay alongside the roadway, deputies said.
 
 
 
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