The President had collapsed behind his desk and lay partially covered by his chair.

The President didn't lay a finger on them.

I thought it was an opportunity to see the President laid back and kicking back.

The President then laid the substantial packet of confidential papers he'd been carrying on the table.

The President laid the cigar in an ashtray and closed his eyes.

Instead, he said, the President is "laying a marker for the future, expressing a vision and a long-term goal."

Every President lays markers down, during the transition, about where he intends to spend his mandate.

He asks the President to lay off sentimental connections like that.

The President rose from his seat, but then laid a restraining hand on the other two.

"We've told the President to lay his cards on the table."