Sentence examples for through the lay of from inspiring English sources

Thus Frank Bascombe at 55, halfway through "The Lay of the Land" and past the actuarial midpoint of his existence, sighing in the midst of some overwhelming facts: prostate cancer; the departure of his second wife, Sally; the imminence of a Thanksgiving dinner with his first wife, Ann, and their surviving children, Paul and Clarissa; the indeterminacy of the Bush-Gore presidential election.

Before the show started we strolled through the lobby, getting the lay of the land, waiting for the acid to kick in.

Marina, communicating through Nina, gives us the lay of the land: where to find the outhouse, shower, and headlamps that will help us get to those places at night.

And just like the events Mike Butcher and I organized in Europe and Asia, it's more than worth our time to roll through your town to get the lay of the land.

Nationally, more than 10,000 lives have been saved through the lay administration of naloxone, such as through a friend or family member.

In his observation of football's boardrooms, as astute as his slicing through the lies of South Yorkshire police, Taylor famously noted: "As for the clubs, it is legitimate to wonder whether the directors are genuinely interested in the welfare of their grass roots supporters.

Outside court, Ms Larke and her family said in a statement: "We are absolutely ecstatic with the verdict and are relieved the jury were able to see through the lies of an abuser.

These math literate citizens will use analytical reasoning to see through the lies of its government and ridiculous insults from its mainstream media.

Where Wolfgang, a feverishly devout Marxist, is eager to lead a movement to depose the East German chancellor, the world-weary playwright sees through the official lies of Communism, both Russian and East German.

Die clickers cut by pressing dies, superposed on the lay, through the depth of the lay.

W. B. Yeats, himself a notable example of the phenomenon, provided an image for it: "Though leaves are many, the root is one; / Through all the lying days of my youth / I swayed my leaves and flowers in the sun; / Now I may wither into the truth".