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Lay the timber on a pair of sawhorses and mark the cutting line on one face.
Lay back, relax and, for the perfect chill-out zone, add candles or tea lights at bathtime.
Lay 3 sheets of filo pastry flat on a tea towel, brushing between each sheet with melted butter.
Kenneth Lay, Enron's chairman, has acted as George W. Bush's chief financial supporter and key backer since the latter went into politics.
Lay them flat, front side up when measuring the front rise, and backside up when measuring the back rise.
Lay the ladder down on its side on a level surface, then park the mower right on top of the ladder legs.
Lay down two or more thicknesses of heavy cardboard or 10 to 20 thicknesses of newspaper.
Lay them thwart, that the top of one may rest on the root or stub of the other.
Working for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Mr Lay became a keen advocate of the liberalisation of gas and electricity monopolies.
Lay the clove on a cutting board and smash it with the flat of a knife blade.
On feast days, and other special days, the Lay Reader will also wear a tunicle over his or her alb.
Lay the steaks in a shallow dish and sprinkle with a teaspoon of paprika and the pink peppercorns.
Lay two breaded steaks at a time into oil and cook on each side until golden brown.
Seeing sores on the sows' hindquarters and legs, Lay concluded that the flooring was uncomfortable to them.
Pure chance has covered Phi Phi Lay in dark green casuarinas, bamboo, pandani, and palms.
Lay whole peppers on a hot grill, under a broiler, or on a stovetop grill, or hold over a gas flame.
Lay a tablecloth on a flat surface and place the stencils, securing them with a bit of tape.
Lay the prepared fish in a shallow, heatproof dish that will sit comfortably in your steamer.
Lay down a canvas drop cloth or other covering to protect nearby surfaces, such as floors, tubs, and countertops.
Lay the machine on its side with the pump downmost and remove sump and look in pump for obstruction.
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Examples from Classical Literature
Lay this smooth upon the Cakes with a Knife, and smoothen it with a feather.
Lay a piece of tissue-paper over the face of the print, and rub the squeegee over it lightly.
Lay a piece of tissue-paper over the face of the mount and roll the print smooth with a squeegee.
Lay the paper over an area of low pressure on any weather map, centering and orienting it properly, as in the previous exercises.
Lay the chitterlings on the toast, and send them to table with the stewed onions in a sauce-boat.
Lay them in a dish with a little water, strew some bits of butter over them, cover the dish with a thick crust, and bake it well.
Lay the head into water one night, then drain it, salt it extremely well with common salt and saltpetre, and let it lie five days.
Lay a paste of suet in a bason, put in the rolled steaks, cover the bason with a paste, and pinch the edges to keep in the gravy.
Lay out the form with a sharp steel point or scriber, saw as close to lines as possible, and with a fine file finish to line.
At this interception everybody turned suddenly and looked at the Lay Reader.
You remember the musical setting I once made you for the Lay of the jabberwock?
Lay the latter on the dish, place the rumps round upon the rice, the narrow ends towards the middle, and the kidneys between.
Lay the stencil pattern in position and thumbtack it down to the cheese cloth and blotting paper.
A pretty little illustration of this abbatial hospitality occurs in Maries Lay of Ywonec.
Lay a poached egg on each slice, and sprinkle with parsley and sweet pepper minced together.
Benjamin Lay contradicts this, but allowance must always he made for the extremeness of his assertions.
Lay the fruit in a stone jar, with a teacupful of water at the bottom, and pack them with a little sugar strewed between.
Lay out the tenons on the ends of the rails as shown in the sketch and cut with a tenon saw and chisel.
Lay a small piece of truffle on each cutlet and cover them with pigs' caul.
Lay a fried egg upon each slice of the broiled ham, and send them to table hot.
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