No sooner has he gone than Creon enters with an armed guard who seize Antigone and carry her off (Ismene, the other sister, they have already captured) and he is about to lay hands on Oedipus, when Theseus, who has heard the tumult, hurries up and, upbraiding Creon for his lawless act, threatens to detain him till he has shown where the captives are and restored them.

Oedipus At Colonus by Sophocles View in context

The exhibition they make of their feelings is not a touching sight, yet it shows how deeply they have been touched, how deeply their purses have been touched, for to lay hands on their purses is to lay hands on their souls.

The Sea Wolf by London, Jack View in context

And we've lost three out of four of 'em, and have still to lay hands on the gold

Dead Men Tell No Tales by Hornung, E. W. View in context

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To lay an anchor to the windward
To lay asleep
To lay at
To lay bare
To lay by the heels
To lay claim to
To lay for
To lay hands on
To lay heads together
To lay in balance
To lay in for
To lay in lavender
To lay on
To lay on the shelf
To lay on the table

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