Example sentences of "and lay [pron] [adv prt] [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 She rolled the two cloaks into a bundle and laid them down on the shore where the tide could come and take them .
2 One was the passage from the fifteenth chapter of Genesis in which Abraham cut up a heifer , a goat and a ram and laid them out at the Lord 's command , driving the vultures away , falling at last into a deep sleep with ‘ a horror of great darkness ’ .
3 She fetched my rope and laid it out on a clear patch of ground .
4 We unpacked our kit and laid it out on the floor , and then started the lengthy and tiresome process of folding it ‘ à carré ’ so that it sat on our shelves in tidy , identical bricks .
5 Guido drained his whisky glass and laid it down on a nearby table .
6 He folded his newspaper and laid it down on a seat beside him .
7 Jake drained his coffee-cup and laid it down on the saucer .
8 Guido drained his champagne glass and laid it down on the wall beside him .
9 ‘ I gathered it up , ’ he was to say , ‘ I actually scooped up the evil hungering thing in my arms and carried it into the house and laid it down by the fire . ’
10 This strange , remote , eagle creature , whose body was bathed in incandescence from the fire , except that it was not quite the fire ; whose eyes were dark with passion , and whose arms , strong and safe , were enveloping her , and laying her down on the thick fur rugs before the fire …
11 The better nurserymen pride themselves on their packing , so much so that they often advise you to leave the plants in the packing when planting is delayed , and to lay them up in a cool garage or shed .
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