1.   But she laid a hand on his arm.

2.   He laid a hand upon her arm.

3.   He laid his hand on my shoulder.

4.   He touched his shoulder, then laid his hand on his head.

5.   I laid a hand on his hair.

6.   I laid my hands on her shoulders to calm her down, but she pushed me away.

7.   If she laid a hand on him, what could he do besides run for it?

8.   Laying one hand on the pale blue cotton lining of his sleeping-bag, she stroked it.

9.   Madame Bernice claimed to be able to heal people simply by laying her hands on their bodies.