| lay groundwork | 25.61 | Groundwork is being laid. | ||
| lay wreath | 20.61 | Others laid wreaths. | ||
| lay foundation | 13.56 | A new foundation was laid. | ||
| lay claim | 13.50 | No one has laid claim to the property. | ||
| lay egg | 12.84 | He laid an egg. | ||
| lay charge | 7.83 | No charges have been laid. | ||
| lay flower | 7.64 | Ertan laid flowers on the monument. | ||
| lay siege | 7.04 | A secret militia lays siege to New York City. | ||
| lay blame | 6.98 | Vajpayee, though, laid the blame on Pakistan. | ||
| lay mine | 5.92 | Most were soldiers laying mines. | ||
| lay plan | 5.53 | A plan was laid. | ||
| lay waste | 4.48 | A coup laid waste to the capital. | ||
| lay hand | 3.82 | He laid a hand on hers. | ||
| lay eye | 3.36 | We had never laid eyes on the boy. | ||
| lay cable | 2.44 | The box showed the two schooners that laid the cable. | ||
| lay emphasis | 1.97 | A strong emphasis is laid on interdisciplinary activity. | ||
| lay brick | 1.84 | Antonio Daniels laid bricks. | ||
| lay track | 1.78 | Laying tracks. | ||
| lay cornerstone | 1.71 | He also laid the cornerstone for a permanent building. | ||
| lay ground | 1.65 | Mobutu has laid no ground for a smooth transition. |