Example sentences of "stay [adv] for a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mind you , I suspect she 'll only stay ashore for a couple of hours , but that 's better than nothing at all . ’ |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | ‘ May I stay here for a pot of tea ? ’ |
| 4 | The saddles are neat and trim , and stay there for a week to ten days . |
| 5 | Using a pre-set timer , the lights can be set to stay on for a period from 25 seconds to 12 minutes . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'll have to stay here for a while on business , ’ my friend the captain told me . |
| 8 | Are you going to stay here for a couple of days , where you 'll be safe ? |
| 9 | 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 ? |
| 10 | He went hunting in Grasmere , and often stayed on for a party in the evening after a hunt . |
| 11 | He stayed outside for a while before being ordered back inside his caravan by the soldiers . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |