Example sentences of "[modal v] lay down the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As he had done with the Axis in 1940 and the Allies in 1945 , Franco considered that the foreign powers were in his debt and , therefore , that he , not they , should lay down the terms of Spanish cooperation . |
| 2 | The exchange should lay down the forum or medium of communication through which trading takes place . |
| 3 | that she only need lay down the flowers loosely , |
| 4 | I was asked … the other day whether the Bill would lay down the curricula for schools . |
| 5 | She 's a very conceited woman , Pete the adulterous told me she was a very conceited woman and er Neil says I I I 'd have to talk to him to him about this , she could n't discuss anything with him she would lay down the law , that was how it had to be and I said no I said Gerry and I , I had no hesitation , as I said , in putting the boot in and Brenda and Dave take the same the attitude to children that you let them first of all when they 're small , you have to tell them no like you do not |
| 6 | The idea is that the Government would maintain a central funding role , and would lay down the rates of benefit , while at the same time encouraging organizations , possibly private ones , to handle the payments to customers . |
| 7 | Even the shape of our teeth is largely determined by the foldings of the sheet of cells that will lay down the enamel . |
| 8 | Gastrulation begins , not with the formation of the gut , but with the entry of the cells that will lay down the skeleton . |
| 9 | All Nursery and Primary 1–4 children enjoy the pleasant surroundings of modern purpose-built accommodation where , in a safe , controlled environment , with separate play areas , the children can lay down the basis of their future educational development . |