Lying on
Sitting on and lying on are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sitting on" instead a verb "Lying on".
Sitting on
Lying on and sitting on are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lying on" instead a verb "Sitting on".
Both terms in one sentence
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Spot of Tea: A woman is sitting on her couch in near-catatonia, with the corpse of a murder victim lying on her rug.
Source: Film / Murder! - When he pulls her up he sees a spider tracer lying on the bench she was sitting on.
Source: Holding the Floor -
Then there's the scene where an elderly woman is lying on the floor and trying to reach a phone that's sitting on a desk a few feet away — sort of.
Source: Narm / Advertising
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