lay the first stone
Example Sentences
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"This is the government and legislature that have the ambition to lay the first stone and start building this blessed project," said Matteo Salvini, the infrastructure minister and head of the League coalition party.
From Reuters ● Nov. 22, 2022
"Now hand me up a branch," she cried, "and I will lay the first stone of our house!"
From The Eagle's Nest by S. E. Cartwright
Thus late in life did Defoe lay the first stone of his literary reputation.
From Daniel Defoe by William Minto
I go to lay the first stone of a house upon a Property I have—that house shall be my decoration.
From The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete by John Forster
She knew that her Grandmother Felicite was going to lay the first stone of the Rougon Asylum, the triumphant monument destined to carry down to future ages the glory of the family.
From Doctor Pascal by Mary J. (Mary Jane) Serrano
