Example sentences of "[noun pl] and lay [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Downstairs , the old man gathered together the piles of coins and laid them in the tin chest . |
| 2 | As the half-stifled bees crawled drunkenly across the stone and straw , they swiftly cut most of the heavy slabs of honeycomb off the sticks and laid them in the leather sacks . |
| 3 | She dragged her eyes up and watched as , unhurriedly , he stripped off his heavy gloves and laid them across the bike before lifting his helmet off and balancing it in front of him . |
| 4 | ‘ You can eat these later , once we 've disarmed them , ’ he told her , wrapping them in more tissues and laying them on the back seat . |
| 5 | Carter took out his packet of cigarettes and a box of matches and laid them on the locker . |
| 6 | A human chain of soldiers , castle employees and members of the royal family carried out paintings , carpets , furniture , Sevres vases , books and drawings and laid them on the lawns before being transported by convoys of lorries . |