Example sentences of "staying [adv] [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They had fetched him for Christmas and he was staying on for the New Year . |
| 2 | He also found that the proportion of school pupils staying on after the minimum school leaving age responded to changes in registered adult unemployment . |
| 3 | The purpose of this study was : to examine proposals ( from the Schools Council ) for a certificate of extended education ( CEE ) — a single-subject qualification at 17 plus , for pupils staying on after the compulsory leaving age but not taking A levels ; to study pilot schemes already in operation ; and to advise the Secretary of State as to whether the CEE should be given official recognition . |
| 4 | The Government 's principal task in the months to come will be to restore the right mix of monetary and fiscal policy — now badly out of balance — so that interest rates have a better chance of coming down , and staying down over the long run . |
| 5 | Taking a break from country hideaways , we hunted for a retreat in central London for those of you staying over for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition treat ( see page 150 ) . |
| 6 | Staying close to the wooden wall , he crept along between the shed and the hedge . |
| 7 | The rain is not staying mainly on the Spanish plain … torrents of hailstones beating les fleurs to the ground ! … says that the rivers will be full … it 's an ill-wind etc ! ! |