Examples of 'was to lay' in a sentence
Meaning of "was to lay"
was to lay: The action of placing something down or horizontally on a surface. This phrase is commonly used when describing the act of positioning objects or materials in a specific manner
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All he wanted was to lay next to you.
One was to lay mines to sink passing British ships.
All she wanted was to lay down.
A third was to lay off all of middle management.
I thought the plan was to lay low.
The plan was to lay two minefields.
The best lesson I ever learned from you was to lay low.
What we were trying to do was to lay the foundation to do a feature film.
I had initially been under the impression that I was to lay the face.
Our first visit was to lay flowers on the grave.
Was to lay a trap, and if what this creep wanted was girls.
I decided my best bet was to lay low and wait it out.
The aim was to lay down a code of conduct on goodadministrative behaviour.
The more urgent thing to do was to lay him in his bed.
Step two was to lay the foundation that he had imagined.
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All I could think of doing was to lay down somewhere.
The idea was to lay down the programme as well working methods.
Crop secret funds of the Minister was to lay hands on the property of Hugo.
The meeting was to lay the groundwork for the creation of a new political party.
The ultimate work Jesus did was to lay down His life.
Our next business was to lay in a sufficient store of provisions for our voyage.
I think the point of the Mexican episode was to lay the blame on Fidel Castro.
I was to lay perfectly still … as they circled through the trees on tiptoes.
The second thing they did was to lay the foundation of the temple.
Aim was to lay the foundations for the Programme 's next cycle.
I thought all you wanted to do was to lay back and sniff the tropic breezes.
Its aim was to lay the foundations for a new political, economic and social era.
You do know the idea was to lay low, isolate.
Its goal was to lay foundations for future research on Particle Image Velocimetry (PlV).
The post-war peace was to lay the bicycle low.
If I was to lay odds, maybe one of the widow 's sons.
If he came out here, it was to lay low from the cops.
The plan was to lay low, wait for Texas to start killing Patriots, not you.
Also, the aim of the draft Convention was to lay down uniform rules.
Duras ' crime was to lay that blame on your father.
The Commission ' s initial plan, supported by Parliament, was to lay down a European sanction.
Their first task was to lay bridge across the Pripyat river.
As before, my father 's job was to lay the iron rails.
There, Joseph was to lay the foundation of the Christian religion.
The regiment 's main role was to lay out defences for Alexandria.
I was to lay on a very narrow “ bed ”.
One of Marx 's greatest discoveries was to lay bare the secret of capitalist accumulation.
The intention was to lay down technical, social, but also fiscal conditions.
The project 's overarching goal was to lay the groundwork ( TRL of 3 or 4 ) for a flight demonstration.
Duras' crime… was to lay that blame on your father. I will not forget that.
Her first duty was to lay mines off the coast of Norway.
The second step was to lay down one of two different proposed " caps.
Your dream was to lay floors with Felix?
Ten years later, he was to lay the ground work for the Fushimi Castle.
Your dream was to lay floors with Felix? Oh, come on, miss Natalia.
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Lay off the booze while you are at it
They had to lay off a lot of staff
