Example sentences of "and lay [pron] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They took him from his horse , and laid him tenderly on the ground ; Ranulf stood watch while they waited quietly for the man to die . |
| 2 | Very slowly she took the headphones off and laid them carefully on the table , her eyes never leaving Luke 's for a moment . |
| 3 | It looked as if she had no life in her either , but she moaned as James carried her and laid her gently on the seat of his carriage . |
| 4 | He lifted the edge of the hood , and laid it gently over the shattered head , hiding the face . |
| 5 | Iain pushes him off and lays him flat on the bed . |
| 6 | ‘ When we understood what he meant to do , we endeavoured to dissuade him ; but he was resolute , saying he had not had a roll for a long time ; and taking out of his pockets whatever might be in them — keys , pencil , purse , or pen-knife — and laying himself parallel with the edge of the hill , he actually descended turning himself over and over till he came to the bottom . ’ |