Sentence examples for were laid around from inspiring English sources

"Explosive cords were laid around their bodies.

Wreaths of flowers, placed by mourners, were laid around the area.

The first red sandstone blocks of this edifice were laid around the time Mahler completed his score in 1910.

The rise and fall of the newly discovered monument at Durrington Walls suggests that buildings were modified and recycled since the first stones were laid around 3100BC.

The Tellermine 42s were laid around the coast by the German forces occupying the island during World War II to deter an Allied landing.

Large quantities of cement in bags were laid around the wooden cradles as an emergency measure; however, the cement bags themselves soon washed away.

"I'm sure when Leonardo was laying around on his back working on the Sistine Chapel his patrons weren't like, 'We're paying you a lot of money here, pal.

Pick up any home work that is laying around and put it on your desk or in your backpack.

The couple's knapsacks and bags were laying around on the floor.

Like many of you we were laying around watching NFL football games.

The groundwork for the diesel scandal at Volkswagen was laid around 2007, soon after Martin Winterkorn was named C.E.O.