Sentence examples for told to lay from inspiring English sources

Two top editors of the Village Voice resigned yesterday after being told to lay off five staff members.

He naturally achieved a certain unpopularity in the underworld, and was told to lay off or the Journal would be blown up.

Tom Daley has been told to lay off his favourite foods as he attempts to get back to the top of world diving.

IHOP is in some hot syrup over allegations that some Muslims employees were told to "lay low" every September 11.

Dudley was told to lay up the Pauncey and other ships for repair; he was to release his Scottish prisoners, except notables, "gentlemen of estimation", and 40 sailors judged to be the best seamen and pilots.

When Nalapat spoke with him about Sonia, he was bluntly told to lay off, as, "so long as a white Christian lady is head of the Congress Party, I [Vajpayee] and my party will always be in power".

It's not that you're actually told to lie.

"They were told to lie down and face the ground.

Detainees say they were hit with tear gas and told to lie facedown on the ground.

I was told to lie face down and not look up until the devil had passed.

If I'm told to lie down, I'll lie down".