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Example sentences for "laid his"

  • So he laid his face to hers and kissed her, and rose up and embraced Iron-face, and went his ways without looking back.

  • When Jesus Christ was on earth, it is recorded, 'He could there do no mighty works because of their unbelief, save that He laid His hands on a few sick folk and healed them.

  • He laid his head on his hand for a moment.

  • He turned his head aside, and, sitting down on the sofa, laid his forehead on his hand.

  • He laid his hand on her cheek, and almost started, then bent down and looked at her intently for a moment or two.

  • But he laid his hand on her arm and held her back gently, then drew her into the parlor.

  • Mr Swiveller contemplated these things for a short time, and suffering the curtain to fall into its former position, laid his head on the pillow again.

  • The old man almost answered my thoughts, as he laid his hand on hers, and spoke aloud.

  • He honestly does his," said the architect rising, and he laid his hand on the young sculptor's shoulder.

  • He laid his hand on his shoulder and said in a low voice but impressively: "Venator stands very near to Caesar.

  • He laid his hand in a confidential manner on the arm of the prefect, to whom he was related; and as they went towards Sabina he whispered in his ear: "I can keep her waiting as if I were the Emperor.

  • As his wife persisted in her silence, he went nearer to her, laid his hand on her slender fingers that concealed her face, and said: "I believe you are angry with me!

  • It can't hurt him"--and he laid his hand on Oliver's shoulder with a tenderness that surprised him.

  • She would LOVE you, little girl," he burst out as he laid his hand on her arm--the first time he had ever touched her with any show of affection.

  • Yet there he stood before the eyes of her soul in all his stately height, surrounded by radiance, and with a solemn gesture he laid his hand on the stones he had piled up.

  • When Olaf had seated himself Hrorek laid his hand on the king's shoulder, and felt it.

  • Ulf, the marshal, laid his ship by the side of the king's and ordered his men to bring her well forward.

  • He laid his ships at land at Nyjamoda, where the troops of the Thingmen were, and gave them battle and gained the victory.

  • When he had tiptoed out of the room, he laid his hand on my shoulder.

  • No, walk along with me as far as the traghetto, please,' and he laid his hand in a half-pleading way on my arm.

  • Rolf crept gently forward, laid his hand on hers, it was cool and moist.

  • He laid his hand on Roderick's shoulder, looked at him a moment with troubled eyes, then shook his head mournfully and turned away.

  • Rowland, as he laid his hand on the door.

  • Rowland gave him a questioning look, but he laid his finger on his lips.

  • He laid his hand on his head and on his heart.

  • He made his daughter relate at full length how the poet had won her love, and though he frequently interrupted her with blame as well as praise, his heart was full of fatherly joy when he laid his darling's hand in that of the poet.

  • She paid no heed to Ameni when he spoke to her, and he laid his hand on her shoulder and said as he pointed to the body: "This was the son of a gardener.

  • The general paced the room in silence several times, and then, pausing before Gotzkowsky, laid his hand on his shoulder.

  • He laid his arm on Feodor's neck, and forced his countenance to assume a friendly expression.

  • He laid his hand on her head as if to bless her, and love and forgiveness were expressed in his looks.

  • He laid his hand on Saul's knees, and went on singing and playing his flute.

  • He laid his hand on an old Bible, which his mother had hidden in his linen.

  • Christophe's heart thumped as he laid his hand on the doorknob.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "laid his" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    accordingly took; being reduced; headed people; high latitudes; laid aside; laid bare; laid before; laid before the house; laid claim; laid down his life; laid eggs; laid his; laid paper; laid them; laid upon; laugh heartily; mighty blow; moral virtue; onion sliced; real danger; special treatment; suffrage amendment; three stories; training camps; unimproved earth; upon him