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Example sentences for "then laid"

  • This flap is then laid hold of by means of forceps, and removed either with the knife or with scissors.

  • The patient is then laid on his side, a piece of dressing being interposed between the edges of the wound to favour the discharge of the urine externally.

  • The best birdlime may be made from the middle bark of the holly, boiled seven or eight hours in water, till it is soft and tender, then laid by heaps in pits under ground, covered with stones after the water is drained from it.

  • The clothed caoutchouc is then laid as warp in a loom, and woven into an elegant riband.

  • The paper, with the specimen upwards, is then laid on bibulous paper for a few minutes to absorb as much as possible of the superfluous moisture.

  • For use, the mixture is warmed to render it fluid, and applied by means of a camel's hair brush to the under side of the specimen, which is then laid neatly on paper.

  • Another sheet of blotting-paper is then laid over it; and, a number of similar specimens being formed into a pile, the whole is submitted to pressure, the paper being changed every hour or two at first.

  • The bottom of the glass-pot is then laid, the masses of fire-clay being pressed in with the greatest care, so as to avoid all cracks or places where air might enter during the slow process of drying.

  • A corresponding roughness is produced on the upper surface of the mahogany, which is then laid on the metal bed.

  • He held it out at arm's length, looked at it admiringly, then laid it by, and went downstairs.

  • She handed the lamp to him; he took it reluctantly, just allowed its ray to fall upon me, then laid it down with a sigh.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    conclude peace; then answered; then asked; then both; then bottle; then call; then called; then commanded; then fold; then gave; then given; then knit; then laid; then living; then moved; then once; then ordered; then paused; then proceed; then put; then replied; then said; then season; then sprinkle; then take; then went