The safety of the human race lay in his hands.

The little figure lay in my hand like a stick.

There were many books on the floor beside him, and one lay open in his hand.

She stood for a moment, staring at what lay in her hand.

She saw the guilt that lay yet in his hands.

The fate of the station lay in his own hands.

And then, for the rest, when had such a chance ever come to a man before as that which now lay in Leo's hand?

And so the responsibility lay in her hands, whether she felt adequate to it or not.

It lay loosely in her right hand while the green eyes half closed.

But when you take hold of the ball, grip the thing, don't just let it lay in your hand.