The delay, from whatever cause arising, cost him the opportunity of laying an ambush either at the ford or in the gullies and ravines that channelled the forest through which Braddock was now on the point of marching.
Winslow told them that there must be no parley or delay; and as they still refused, a squad of soldiers advanced towards them with fixed bayonets; while he himself, laying hold of the foremost young man, commanded him to move forward.
I told him, all that was ever necessary to establish our credit, was an efficient government and an honest one, declaring it would sacredly pay our debts, layingtaxes for this purpose, and applying them to it.
They were constantly laying snares, too, to entangle him in the web of the law.
Laying down the position generally, that all persons owe obedience to subpoenas, he admits no exception unless it can be produced in his law books.
For the laying of taxes is the power, and the general welfare the purpose for which the power is to be exercised.
There was one allotted me for my proportion, which I used as they had done, laying it on the coals a little while, and so committing it to my teeths disposal, I never found till now that my teeth could be thus shamefully baffled.
Such was her urbanity, that laying aside all niceties, she bore me company till it was time to go to bed, entertaining me all this while with what the house afforded, which was beyond my expectation.
Laying his hand on his sword, he looked fiercer then a Spanish Don insulting over an Indian Slave.
She admired to hear me speak in such a Dialect; but laying aside her wonder, she bid me tell her the whole truth, and what Contract we had concluded.
Theocritus has described in his fifth Idyll the laying out and burial of Adonis as it was practised at Alexandria in Egypt in the IIIrd century before our era.
El of Byblos was the first to leave Syria; he conquered Greece and Egypt, Sicily and Libya, civilizing their inhabitants, and laying the foundation of cities everywhere.
They want as many people as possible to believe that the only thing really worth aiming at is what they understand by physical culture.
This characteristic is not to be attributed to any germinal stupidity of the ruling classes in England.
Instantly the keen sabre of Sylvestre fell upon the savage, laying open his face and breast with a fearful gash, and so severing his right hand from the arm that it hung only by the skin.
In a state of frenzy they applied the torch in all directions, resolved to thwart the avarice of the conqueror by laying the whole city and all its treasures in ashes.
Yes, papa," she said, laying them down on the table; and then there was a pause.
He came up to his daughters and kissed them, laying his hand upon their heads.
If we know little of his teaching in art, we know still less of his personal life during the time when he was laying the foundations of his success by study and self-discipline.
Here he gradually acquired 1,500 acres of land, laying them out with a sure eye to the beauty of the surroundings, and to the pleasure of his fellow-citizens.
He was already laying his foundations, though few could then have guessed what imperial work was to be done with the money thus obtained.
In the poorer houses there was a great stir and bustle and laying out of coats and dresses, for many were planning to go to the seashore to see the Princess offered up to the Stoorworm,--though a gruesome sight 'twould be to see.
It consisted inlaying two at right angles with each other and with a third, using the latter as an upright.
I'm laying great stress on what you're going to do, you know.
Life recognized him as a genius--the fates it was heaping posies in his lap, laying a crown of victory upon his brow.
He dropped the skate and flung his arms around her hips, laying his head against her waist.
The idea of laying it out and sketching houses to fit certain positions, suits my temperament exactly.
Three days were given to Cetewayo to comply with the conditions, but the original terms were altered so far, that Lord Chelmsford consented to receive 1000 captured rifles instead of insisting upon the regiments laying down their arms.
Nay, the question is, whether it may yet be possible to prevent the Queen from layinghands on her.
Then she asked kindly after the hurt, and bade Cis sit at her feet, while she watched a match in archery between some of the younger attendants, now and then laying a caressing hand upon the slender figure.
I remember when I was a lad, in my first voyage, laying hold on one.
Your Grace must be pleased to ride on with me," said Mr. Gorges, laying his hand on her bridle.
Meanwhile, on the mainland of the Indian peninsula, Dupleix had been forming wide views and laying broad foundations for the establishment of French preponderance.
It will also be desirable, where analogies between ancient and modern weapons appear on the surface, to derive such probable lessons as they offer, without laying undue stress upon the points of resemblance.
Upon these motives the king took a fatal resolution of laying up his great ships and keeping only a few frigates on the cruise.
She was laying bare to me the utmost she had done and longed to do for Hurrell Oaks.
As he went, the first patter of the rains came, beating up the dust in the space before the door for a few seconds, then laying it all in a puddle of mud again as a great dash of fury came into the storm.
There were those so wrought upon by his strange eloquence and spiritual passion, so hypnotised by his physical and mental exaltation, that they rose up from the hand-laying and the prayer eased of their ailments.
By that time the district had realised that Terry O'Ryan had surrendered to what they called "the laying on of hands" by Molly Mackinder.
All that morning the Huns had been loading mines on board three new mine-laying submarines, the work being performed under a camouflaged canvas screen.
There was also the risk of running over an enemy mine-field, for the Huns, anticipating naval operations against their Belgian fortresses, had been known to make lavish use of their mine-laying submarines.
It happened that at the time of Bussy's death the Duke of Anjou, his patron, was in London, layingineffective siege to the hand of Elizabeth.
The skipper was careful not to cramp her by laying too close to the wind.
Hardly had the yacht brought up at her cable, when the Juno, in which Laud Cavendish had been laying off and on where he could see the launch, ran alongside of her.
Stand back, Jasper," said Mr Pemberton, laying his hand on the shoulder of the excited hunter, and thrusting him firmly away.
It seemed to Heywood that he had not been asleep more than five minutes, when he was aroused by Jasper laying his heavy hand on his shoulder.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "laying" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
