Example sentences of "be [vb pp] to stay [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For all that he could be expected to stay in the Lorrimores , car for at least fifteen more minutes I felt decidedly jittery , and I left the door open so that if he did come back unexpectedly I could say I was merely checking that everything was in order . |
| 2 | Arrangement can be made to stay at the Hotel at a greatly reduced price . |
| 3 | Now admirers like Major James Hewitt will no longer be forced to stay in the background . |
| 4 | And with a mass of highly critical evidence built up against him , chief executive Venables faces a mammoth task in trying to persuade the court he should be allowed to stay on the board despite his sacking on May 14 . |
| 5 | The corrective operation could not be undertaken until the child was three months old , and the doctor recommended that the child should be allowed to stay at the hospital until she was due for surgery , her condition producing difficulties in feeding . |
| 6 | Relatives should be allowed to stay with the resident throughout this time so that they are not left alone . |
| 7 | The appeals court ruling greatly reduces the chances that Peter McMullen , who claims he will be killed by the IRA if he is deported to Britain , will be allowed to stay in the United States . |
| 8 | Anne had wondered what would happen now to Margaret and Molly and if they would be allowed to stay in the house , but Margaret confided that the death of the Misses Dolan had solved a problem for her . |