was lying, lay
Она лежала на солнце, но высохла едва ли наполовину.
She was lying in the sun, but she had barely dried halfway.
Когда я посмотрел туда, все осталось как было, только она лежала на полу.
When I looked over there, everything was just as it had been, except that she was lying on the floor.
— Ребекка (1940)
Принцесса лежала с закрытыми глазами.
The princess lay with her eyes closed.
На нём лежала печать страшного позора.
He bore the mark of terrible shame.
— Развод по-итальянски (1961)
На столе лежала синяя записная книжка.
There was a blue notebook on the table.