It was time to go home, back to his cabin where he'd laid wood for a fire that morning, still waiting for a single match.

The weapon in her hands lay heavy, metal and smooth-worn wood, a means of death.

Federer will be inspired to "lay wood" on him, as Brad Gilbert likes to say.

He laid new wood on the fire and blew on the small coals under the ashes.

Without allowing himself more thought, he had leaned over and carefully laid more wood on the fire, then pulled out a fresh sheaf of parchment.

Markeno laid more wood on the fire and brought over a container of water.

Then I laid dry wood on the fire, and getting up I walked away without looking back.

A hand emerged from the cloak to lay wood on the fire.

Further, we now know Daniels was a ladies' man- in his ex-wife's words, whatever couldn't outrun him, the man laid wood on it.

I laid more wood upon the fire as she filled it, wondering who it was who cut all that wood.