Examples of 'was lay' in a sentence

Meaning of "was lay"

This phrase contains a grammatical error. The correct form should be 'was laid,' which is the past tense of the verb 'lay.' It indicates that someone or something was put or positioned in a specific place or manner by someone else in the past

How to use "was lay" in a sentence

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was lay
All he had to do was lay his hands on her.
He was lay clerk and organist at the Chapel Royal.
All they had to do was lay in bed and do nothing.
He refused to eat, and all he wanted to do was lay down.
All you had to do was lay it down and walk away.
Ziggler performed a leg drop bulldog on Kingston onto a ladder, which Swagger was lay under.
All he did was lay his head in his hands.
He suddenly stared at his phone which was lay besides him.
All Jaden wanted to do was lay down and did not want to eat anything.
My ass-kicking was a breeze . All I had to do was lay there.
I thought all we had to do was lay around with our tops off.
It was lay down by My Father.
All she could do was lay there.
All it could do was lay off staff Give us all small pay-offs.
All Griff then had to do was lay in wait.

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All I said was lay off the high ones.
All i wanted to do today was lay down and cry.
Well, I was lay flat in the hospital for weeks and.
The last thing we wanted to do was lay the groundwork for sanctions.
All he did was lay on the bed, no energy, very lethargic.
And all I could do was lay there.
All I could do was lay in bed to get a little relief.
All I had to do was lay there.
All I heard was lay down there butt-naked or something, on the couch.
And you say all Lento did was lay hands on him?
All I could do was lay there, play possum. Listen to the enemy joke, laugh.
You got me so crazy… All I said was lay off the high ones.
All I could do was lay there like a dead fish.
The smartest thing the killer could do was lay low until everything just blew over.
All I did was lay down the foundation.
At the time all I could do was lay in bed or on the couch.
All I did was lay out the truth.
All he wanted to do was lay around and watch TV.
All I wanted to do was lay low, be normal, and let the kid be a kid.
All Jesus had to do was lay his hands on her.
Back there all I wanted to do was lay one on that limp wristed tosser.
All I could do was lay there, play possum.
But what you really meant was lay off Republicans, did not you?
All he had to do was lay this 10 grand on me.

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