Example sentences of "[noun pl] is laid " in BNC.
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| 1 | Normally kept in the chest of drawers behind the bed , the lace christening robe and petticoat embroidered with pearls is laid out on nanny 's bedcover . |
| 2 | The book of the Gospels is laid on the shoulders of the newly chosen bishop , and opened at random , and a finger laid on the page — ’ |
| 3 | For a start , you need a bricklaying trowel for spreading the mortar bed in which each course of bricks or blocks is laid , for buttering mortar on to the end of each brick before you place it , and for trimming off excess mortar afterwards . |
| 4 | ‘ Wherever you are , son , your old father means to find you , to put things right between us before his old bones is laid into the ground , ’ he muttered . |
| 5 | Its nest , in which a clutch of half a dozen eggs is laid , is usually built up of twigs and grass on islets in large ponds or lakes . |
| 6 | The scope of the power to issue regulations is laid out in s11(2) and ( 4 ) which include such matters as packaging , testing , marks , warning , instructions and requiring information to be given to enforcement authorities . |
| 7 | The first of these principles is laid down in Article 5 of the EEC Treaty , which requires Member States to take all appropriate measures to ensure the effectiveness of Community law ; the second principle underlies the constitutional tradition common to the Member States and is also laid down in Articles 6 and 13 of the European Convention of Human Rights . |
| 8 | A list of prescribed modern languages is laid down in an Order : Danish , Dutch , French , German , Greek ( Modern ) , Italian , Portuguese and Spanish . |
| 9 | This popular attraction for tourists is laid out with over 20,000 plants . |
| 10 | The selection criteria of children is laid down by the government department appropriate to education and health . |
| 11 | The procedure whereby the pre-emptive offer is to be communicated to the shareholders is laid down in section 90 . |
| 12 | Each of the species accounts is laid out as follows : |
| 13 | The make-up of some of the most influential quangos is laid down in law , and would require more legislation to change . |