Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] lay down [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But our judge might be able to guarantee this by making plain that he intends the new rule to govern all future cases , and that the exception for Elmer was made possible only by the fact that no judge had laid down a similar rule before Elmer committed his crime . |
| 2 | Begbroke seemed ideal but then the vicar started laying down the law . |
| 3 | The government has laid down a 20 per cent limit to stakes . |
| 4 | He told Taylor , who appeared in the dock wearing a dark suit with a small teddy bear mascot on the breast pocket , that Parliament had laid down a maximum sentence of 10 years for an appropriate case and to deter those who took the law into their own hands . |
| 5 | Each document seeks to lay down a curriculum policy , define a subject area and stress the need for an education programme which is ‘ coherent and continuous ’ . |