Example sentences of "lay it down [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ralph had laid it down in the 1950s . |
| 2 | He sucked fruitlessly on his now extinct pipe , laid it down on the table beside him , got up , and turning his back on his visitors , wandered over to the window . |
| 3 | Jake drained his coffee-cup and laid it down on the saucer . |
| 4 | Guido drained his champagne glass and laid it down on the wall beside him . |
| 5 | He reached into the drawer beneath the table and drew out the transparent template , then laid it down over the shaded area . |
| 6 | ‘ I gathered it up , ’ he was to say , ‘ I actually scooped up the evil hungering thing in my arms and carried it into the house and laid it down by the fire . ’ |