Example sentences of "[adj] stay [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Readers who enjoyed your issue on Green consumerism ( NI 203 ) might be interested to stay with a working-class family in Kerala , India , for a month to discover how a happy life can be lived at very modest levels of consumption . |
| 2 | It seems that he was content to stay as a house guest of Sir John Popham for quite a while , though it has been suggested he was thrown into a debtor 's prison shortly after the event . |
| 3 | ‘ The front door is locked now but the caretaker will let you out at the back , so you 'll be welcome to stay for a wee while longer . |
| 4 | They are likely to stay for a long time with one organisation , and indeed many organisations seek to bind them to them by offering fringe benefits , particularly in the form of " loyalty bonuses " to encourage them to return at the start of each new banqueting season . |
| 5 | At any stage , the machine may jump away from any local minimum ; but as T gets smaller , it is more and more likely to stay near a particular minimum . |
| 6 | ‘ That stays as a permanent fixture from now on , ’ Dad said . |
| 7 | Those staying for a further week will be transferred directly from Kufstein to their resort . |
| 8 | It is advisable to stay on a normal , varied diet for a while ( while still avoiding sugar and white flour of course ) . |
| 9 | Since daylight was flooding into the world , I was able to stay at a distance and keep him in sight . |
| 10 | Children will only be in children 's wards and parents will be able to stay with a child throughout treatment . |
| 11 | In some homes it is possible to stay for a few days or a week at a time either occasionally or on a regular basis . |
| 12 | He told me before she came that she was asking for somewhere secret to stay for a short time . |
| 13 | She had come with her little boy of four to stay for a fortnight because the van Goghs felt so sorry for her . |
| 14 | Unless you plan to tour other parts of Florida , it 's probably easiest to stay at a Disney World resort or at one of the seven affiliated hotels very close by . |