Example sentences of "lay [prep] the [noun sg] of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus the term planning encompasses not only those places whose form shows clearly that an overall scheme lay behind the layout of streets , but also towns which , whatever form they acquired , were pushed into existence and developed by the active support of individuals or institutions . |
| 2 | Perhaps the outstanding legacy of Napoleon 's invasion lay with the bevy of experts he had brought with him who created the " Institute d'Egypte " producing numerous volumes that were to launch Egyptology in the Western academic world and , in time , to remind educated Egyptians of former glories . |
| 3 | For many months virtually everywhere in the Soviet Union stocks in state shops of even basic foodstuffs such as bread had been growing increasingly erratic , although some of the blame for this lay in the withholding of deliveries to the state supply network by farms and local authorities , in anticipation of prices rising or to meet local needs [ for indications of breakdown in the distribution system in May see p. 37538 ] . |
| 4 | Its basis lay in the attraction of opposites . |
| 5 | The only hazards , in fact , lay in the presence of pockets of scalding water , and in the possibility of a newly-formed pillow becoming detached from the steep flow front and rolling down on top of them . |
| 6 | The greatest sources of all job losses from 1971 to 1978 lay in the manufacture of textiles , mechanical engineering and metals , but already manufacturing decline was generalized , common to many products and areas . |
| 7 | Possibly the main strength of the PFF lay in the hotch-potch of nationalities . |
| 8 | The distinction between the metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas lay in the distribution of services between the counties and their districts . |
| 9 | The third possibility of corruption lay in the acceptance of gifts by government servants other than judges . |
| 10 | The motivation behind the Criminal Justice Act 1972 lay in the desire of Ministers to be seen to be taking action in the field of criminal justice without any ideologically dominant objectives to fuel the legislation . |
| 11 | Allon advocated the use of chanting but this was taken up by few chapels ; the much greater growth lay in the use of hymns . |
| 12 | Stepping down at the end , he lay on the bed of nails and rolled across it to the foot of the ladder , which he climbed , pausing on each blade to detach a yellow paper prayer flag and send it fluttering to the ground . |
| 13 | The contention that ‘ unemployment dominated every municipal election at least until 1937 , and lay at the heart of discussions within the LLP ’ is difficult to reconcile with the detailed programmes promoted by the LLP in London County Council ( LCC ) or local elections ( see , for example , Labour News , February and April 1925 ) . |