The phrase "a bid to lay" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to an attempt or effort to establish or set something down, often in a figurative sense.
Example: "The organization made a bid to lay the groundwork for future collaborations with local businesses."
Alternatives: "an attempt to establish" or "an effort to set down".
On Thursday, United and the machinists' union settled a dispute over United's bid to lay off 1,148 workers at its Indianapolis maintenance base without pay, citing lower bookings because of the war with Iraq.
Senior Republican officials in Congress said they did not see the effort to declassify the testimony as a bid to find lies that could lead to perjury charges, but as a way to raise questions about Mr. Clarke's integrity.
One Ostional turtle was fitted with a transmitter in a bid to find out how far they migrate to lay here.
The government says that hundreds of rebels have surrendered and that negotiations are continuing in a bid to persuade remaining fighters in the area and elsewhere to lay down their arms or evacuate the city.
Protesters blocked a key road off campus by lying down and chanting in a bid to stop police from leaving.
Mr. Posada, 81, had previously been indicted on six counts, including immigration fraud and lying to federal authorities in a bid to become a naturalized American citizen.
This time, it is encouraging Danes to lie back and think of their mothers in a bid to make more grandchildren, in Do it for Mom.
Feltz and her partner Jordan performed the tango to Abba's "Lay All Your Love On Me" in a bid to remain in the competition.
Goldsmith, who in May failed in a bid to become London mayor, represented a constituency in leafy West London that lies directly under the Heathrow flight path. .
Former Australia captain Steve Waugh has called for lie detector tests to be introduced in a bid to combat the problem of match-fixing in cricket.
