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Discover LudwigThe phrase "always lay for" is not correct in standard written English.
It seems to be a misunderstanding of the phrase "always lay down for" or "always lay out for," which could be used in specific contexts.
Example: "He always lays down for a nap after lunch."
Alternatives: "always set aside for" or "always reserve for."
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"Tarantino's genius always lay, for me, in his audacious and provocative adventures in style, making generic textures bubble and react," writes our own Peter Bradshaw, leading the naysayers out to battle.
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Pondicherry's charm has always lain for me in its isolation -- its seclusion, its distance from the world, and the sense of perspective (and safety) afforded by that distance.
I will always lay flowers for them both," he tells me.
Big-nosed and popeyed, bald and mustachioed, Finlayson was a bratty grown-up with a grim countenance, just the sort of focused troublemaker who always lay in wait for the boys.
You must always lay a foundation for any document or object that you seek to introduce, so plan witnesses accordingly.
The second is also to use constrained layout, with a catalog of standard positions for common motifs in generalized maps; for example, always lay out the generalized β-oxidation of fatty acids as a 4-step cycle, with standard positions for the generalized metabolites common for all the networks that incorporate β-oxidation.
Rule and Aynesworth both noted that, for Bundy, the fault always lay with someone or something else.
For one thing, she said, pigeons almost always lay only two eggs, and this photo shows three.
In Cambodia "accountability and change always lay on the horizon.
Fearful experiences may not always lay down strong memories, however.
Always, always, always lie about your progress.
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