The ground for this had been laid well in advance.
The city wall proper lay well inside those, and had been in decay for a century.
My plans may not have been well laid, but they were the best I could conceive.
"The only thing of which I'm certain is that it's well laid."
Some of these continued to lay well during the voyage, and were kept for eggs instead.
Kent lay well into the field south of the farmhouse.
It lay well within the circle where the mystery ship might have been.
Twenty steps later, the Fringe lay well out of sight.
Whatever the mix, the results lay well outside the Modernist mainstream.
His plans were well laid, and he might well triumph!