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
They came, however, that Mrs. Fordyce might act lady of the house, and Anne be bridesmaid, as well as lay the first stone of St. Cecily’s restored chapel.
From Chantry House by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
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 Serrano, Mary J. (Mary Jane)
After dinner, her eyes red with weeping, she went to the convent to try and soften Gerard, and lay the first stone at least of a reconciliation.
From The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages by Reade, Charles
The chaplain and his wife were already at work among them, and their little church only waiting for the bride to lay the first stone.
From Beechcroft at Rockstone by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
