Example sentences of "stay [adv] [prep] a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He can stay on as a sort of pensioner up at Framwell . ’ |
| 2 | Mind you , I suspect she 'll only stay ashore for a couple of hours , but that 's better than nothing at all . ’ |
| 3 | Nothing could stay outside on a night like this . |
| 4 | Tourists can stay up to a maximum of 90 days in theory but longer is possible by showing a confirmed return air ticket . |
| 5 | John Stork — when in his mid-30s — became aware of headhunting when he found himself on the receiving end of a headhunter 's call for the first time ; in due course he became the successful candidate , but did not take the job , staying on as a member of the international Board of Masius Wynne-Williams advertising agency , where he had earlier been head of research . |
| 6 | Just think of how many people will walk past and subconsciously absorb your band 's name on a sticker which is on a high street lamp post , even if it only stays there for a couple of days . |
| 7 | ‘ May I stay here for a pot of tea ? ’ |
| 8 | The findings indicated that , on average , computer systems crash nine times per year , per company , and that those systems stay down for an average of four hours . |
| 9 | The Queen leads from the front as Royals stay away from a day at the races |
| 10 | The saddles are neat and trim , and stay there for a week to ten days . |
| 11 | Using a pre-set timer , the lights can be set to stay on for a period from 25 seconds to 12 minutes . |
| 12 | She 's not like thirty four weeks and the baby 's only twenty six and she 's got to stay in for a week at Southwood , then come home weekends and go back in . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'll have to stay here for a while on business , ’ my friend the captain told me . |
| 14 | Are you going to stay here for a couple of days , where you 'll be safe ? |
| 15 | I think it 's brilliant , and when I came out of hospital you said mummy , I said I want to stay here for a couple of days is that Stacey ? |
| 16 | Beecroft , however , stayed on as a partner in the firm of Dillon , Tennant & Co. , which took over the shore establishments . |
| 17 | He went hunting in Grasmere , and often stayed on for a party in the evening after a hunt . |
| 18 | He stayed outside for a while before being ordered back inside his caravan by the soldiers . |
| 19 | I think I stayed out of a sense of loyalty and I began to enjoy it much more . |
| 20 | They stayed there for a quarter of an hour , the only movement being the driver slowly inching his little finger up so that he could lock the door . |
| 21 | I stayed there for a week in January and for once I found myself in the overworked brochure cliche : Marrakech is a city of contrasts and a fascinating blend of the old and new . |
| 22 | The gesture conveys gratitude for the kindness , and allegedly commemorates an emperor who , curious to taste the life of his common people , stayed incognito at an inn with two companions . |