I lay the new carpet in the living room. (lay a carpet)
She ruined the carpet in the living room when she dropped a tin of paint on it. (ruin a carpet)
The bedroom carpet is starting to wear in places so that we will need to replace it soon. (a carpet wears)
Would you hoover the carpets while I clear up all the rubbish? (hoover the carpet)
(Adapted from Key Words for Fluency: Pre-intermediate Collocation Practice, written by George Woolard, translated by LU Xiaoping, published by Beijing Language and Culture University Press, 2006)