Example sentences of "lays [adv prt] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The law lays down the general principle , and the doctor who acts skilfully , reasonably , and in good faith is protected . |
| 2 | He lays down the only terms on which it is possible for him to take up residence with his people . |
| 3 | 5.1 to also lays down the permitted hours for off-sale premises . |
| 4 | Here and there minor changes in field boundaries may have been made during the past 150 or 200 years , but on the whole the enclosure map lays down the present-day pattern exactly . |
| 5 | Section 24 lays down the basic default rules as to the interests and duties of partners subject to their special agreements : The interests of partners in the partnership property and their rights and duties in relation to the partnership shall be determined , subject to any agreement express or implied between the partners , by the following rules : ( 1 ) All the partners are entitled to share equally in the capital and profits of the business , and must contribute equally towards the losses whether of capital or otherwise sustained by the firm . |
| 6 | Society lays down the basic rules of the marriage contract . |
| 7 | Most countries have a written document known as " the constitution " which lays down the main rules governing the structure and functions of government and which regulates the relationship between the state and its citizens . |
| 8 | In seven tightly reasoned chapters , the author lays out the traditional interpretation of Gris as it was advanced by Apollinaire , Kahnweiler , Maurice Raynal , Zervos and other colleagues and critics who had known the artist and followed his development , and then proceeds to question their assumptions by looking more closely at the works themselves than any other scholar had previously done . |
| 9 | Table 11.7 lays out the main elements and their likely proportional magnitude . |