11.   Old-fashioned sandbags were laid in their tens of thousands, mostly by military helicopters, and effectively protected many homes.

12.   Provided that the charge is laid in the correct form, that is sufficient.

13.   Quarry tiles are usually laid in a mortar bed, although you can use thick-bed tile adhesive instead.

14.   The eggs are then laid in the resulting ball of froth.

15.   The lute also provided the music for the game of musical chairs they played, with cushions laid in a row.

16.   The open tramroad is laid in light-railway track, known as bullhead, which is mounted on chairs and sleepers.

17.   The table was carefully laid in readiness.

18.   Wallpapers were chosen, curtains hung, new carpets laid in all the rooms.

19.   Wood blocks can be laid in hot-application bitumen.

20.   The villagers have begun laying in supplies of food and firewood for the winter.