Then lay it out.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

Aluminum foil as wrinkle remover: To get wrinkles out of silk, wool, and rayon clothes that can't take direct heat, place a piece of foil on your ironing board, then lay the garment flat over it.

CNN: New uses for Thanksgiving items

It wheezed and coughed and then eventually lay on its side and surrendered, blinking at me.

NEWYORKER: Naima

Apple's new guy in charge of retail launched a plan to lay off workers and boost profits, then had to walk it back when people pointed out that this was stupid.

BBC: Viewpoint: Apple's iPhone launches no longer excite

The movie, written by Kelly Masterson, has an unusual construction: it reaches a climactic moment, then jumps back a few days to lay out the story from the point of view of one character or another.

NEWYORKER: Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

But underscoring the confusion surrounding militias, protesters then lay siege to the headquarters of another militia, the Rafallah Sahati brigade, apparently unaware that it was approved by the Ministry of Defense and tasked with guarding a sizable weapons storehouse in the city.

WSJ: Libyan Army Clamps Down on Militias