Put
To lay
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Version B: Bob (because the one doing the first step is Always Male) makes an attempt to lay his hand on Alice's hand/put his arm around her shoulders.
Source: Hands Play in Theater -
Which is downright absurd, considering how the original 5.45mm and 7.62mm were (and still are) much easier to lay hands, and terrorists, to put it lightly, aren't known for gun modding.
Source: Video Game / Soldier of Fortune -
He's just that big, strong, and able to wear so much armour and wield a cavalry weapon that's just that big (while he's on foot; in a single hand, no less) in such a way to lay waste to even the most heavily armoured of knights in one swing thanks to the sheer power he can put behind it.
Source: One-Hit Kill
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