Example sentences of "lay [pers pn] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs Hollidaye took off her leather gloves and laid them neatly on top of her handbag on the pew beside her , straightened her hat and unhooked a cushion which hung from a brass hook beneath the shelf . |
| 2 | Counting out seven pound notes , he laid them carefully on the table . |
| 3 | Very slowly she took the headphones off and laid them carefully on the table , her eyes never leaving Luke 's for a moment . |
| 4 | And she cut a dozen and a half splendid blooms and laid them reverently in Sally-Anne 's trug . |
| 5 | But he put up no defence ; he simply raised his hands and laid them lightly on Gentle 's shoulders . |
| 6 | Then laid me gently in bed . |
| 7 | ‘ Lay me quietly in the earth ’ , he requested , ‘ … no monument to mark where I am laid . |
| 8 | Joe looked round desperately for a place to put his hat , and finally laid it lovingly on a shelf . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Then , slowly , she fell forward and I laid her gently on the ground . |
| 11 | Well away from the beaten track he laid her gently on a bed of moss and bracken , and she opened her arms to him , loath to lose his touch for even a second . |
| 12 | He picked her up with exquisite gentleness , kissed her cheeks , laid her gently on the bed , and lay down on it beside her , his hands pulling her body close to his . |
| 13 | The light from the hall spilled across the multi-coloured counterpane , and he laid her gently in the middle . |
| 14 | They went for him then , Alexander and Donald McLaggan , the Duke 's two sons , dragged him from his father 's side so that his head bounced on the steps , lifted him bleeding , like foresters keeping a dying deer clear of the hounds , and started to carry him down to the river ‘ just to cool him off ’ but Cameron ran and gripped Donald 's shoulder and shouted , ‘ If you injure an officer it is treason on top of sedition , ’ so they carried him back and laid him carefully at his father 's feet . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Iain pushes him off and lays him flat on the bed . |
| 17 | With scissoring movements of her legs and mandibles , she converts the pellet into a long glistening strip of clay and lays it carefully in a ring . |
| 18 | PETER REID lays it frankly on the line : ‘ It 's about time Manchester City won something . ’ |
| 19 | I lay it neatly over a Sarson 's Malt Vinegar box . |
| 20 | We noticed that they touched each other all evening , shoulder to shoulder , knee to knee , nothing obvious , although I did see O raise Boy 's hand to his lips once , and later I saw Boy rest his head on O 's knees , just lay it there for a moment like a dog . |
| 21 | With great reverence we laid it here in the Treasure House . |
| 22 | Sir , So , the swords are drawn with the Government at long last , now that you have a UK Chairman whose speech at this inauguration laid it firmly on the line , that what this country needs is a transport policy to serve commerce and social preference . |
| 23 | Luke lifted his hand and laid it softly against her cheek . |
| 24 | Taking the menu out of the nearest gentleman 's hand , she laid it flat on the table , and with her pencil pointed to the first item , then mimed drinking . |
| 25 | He lifted the edge of the hood , and laid it gently over the shattered head , hiding the face . |
| 26 | The landlord served Sir John himself , cutting thick slices of pheasant breast and laying them deftly with his one hand on the pewter platter whilst a maid scurried up with a jug of steaming gravy in which the bird had been cooked . |
| 27 | Laying her gently on the bed , he removed the dark red blanket from his bed and put it over her . |