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It is difficult to use "lie (intransitive verb)," "lay(transitive verb),"
and "lie (to present false information with the intention of
deceiving)".
Could you please give me a sentence using three of them in one sentence? Any form of the verb is all right. The shorter the sentence, the better.

Best regards,

[CP]

I would not lie to you while lying on the sofa and laying my head on a pillow.
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[CP]

I could have shortened the sentence by leaving out "would not."
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Thanks again.

Or,
Dont lie to me while lying on the sofa and laying your head on a pillow.
would explain the situation a little clearer.

Any other sentence?

Yours

[CP]

As I lay down to sleep, I laid my book aside and lied: "No."

I was lying when I said the chicken was lying down while laying an egg.

When I lay down on the job and lied about it, charges were laid against me.

She was laying it on thick while lying about lying in.
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