The force of her objection lay in the fact that she knew her mother-in-law to be dead at the time.

The force of the attack lay on him like a smothering blanket, but as he staggered back it eased again.

A messenger had been dispatched to Ta-den whose forces lay northwest of the city.

The combined forces now laid siege to the city.

Their primary force lay in the new discipline and the new rationalisation of tactics.

The imperial forces attacked Anandpur in 1705, and laid a siege around the city.

Their force then laid waste to large areas under Campbell control.

As if some force had pried into her deepest terrors and laid them bare.

The Indian forces laid siege to the cavalry troops, but with little effect.

In 1787, its forces laid siege to Tavoy but were unsuccessful.