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01. When I was little, I used to enjoy riding my bicycle up and down the dirt [lane] behind our house with my friends.
02. While driving on the highway, we got stuck behind some idiot who was driving really slowly, but wouldn't get out of the passing [lane].
03. The coast of Washington State is a busy shipping [lane] for boats travelling throughout the Pacific Rim.
04. I got into a car accident when someone in the left-hand [lane] suddenly turned right in front of me.
05. Boston has added a number of new bicycle [lanes] to the principal commuting routes in the city.
06. At the swimming pool, they have set aside a [lane] which is only for people who can swim very quickly.
07. We spent the day walking down country [lanes] past all the old farms.
08. A sloth is the slowest moving animal on the planet, and at its top speed, would take 15 minutes to cross a four-[lane] road.
09. Don't park your car in the [lane] behind the house because my neighbor won't be able to get by.
10. Some guy kept changing [lanes] in front of me without signaling, and almost caused an accident.
11. Experts say that when you are riding a bicycle on a road that is narrow, cyclists should ride in the center of the [lane].
12. For centuries, foreign powers battled for control of the Dominican Republic's ports and sea [lanes].
13. Though far from international shipping [lanes], Croatia is one of the world's largest shipbuilders.
14. John Jenson once observed that the trouble with life in the fast [lane] is that you get to the other end in an awful hurry.
15. Research shows that continually changing [lanes] is dangerous and doesn't reduce driving time.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • Lane — (l[=a]n), a. [See {Lone}.] Alone. [Scot.] [1913 Webster] {His lane}, by himself; himself alone. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lane — (spr. lēn), Edward William, berühmter engl. Arabist, geb. 17. Sept. 1801 in Hereford, gest. 10. Aug. 1876 in Worthing, wurde für den geistlichen Stand erzogen, wandte aber seine ganze Aufmerksamkeit dem Studium des Arabischen zu und verweilte… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Lane —   [leɪn],    1) Edward William, englischer Orientalist, * Hereford 17. 9. 1801, ✝ Worthing 9. 8. 1876; wurde besonders bekannt durch sein in zahlreichen Sprachen übersetztes Werk »An account of the manners and customs of the modern Egyptians«… …   Universal-Lexikon

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