Use "bootlace" in a sentence

1. Having seen this before and knowing the sort of noises which generally followed, Annie, Andrew and I hurried from the theatre, for all that Andrew’s coat was half on and my left bootlace was untied

2. Truth is, Lester just wasn't interested, wasn't a gambler's bootlace

3. Heel easily catch in track or bootlace in a cog

4. Around his neck was tied a bootlace, on the end of which was hanging a metal watch, which he told me he had bought the day before for five shillings