Example sentences of "[adj] to stay in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Quite apart from the immediate salary , they are not prepared to stay in position once the development tasks have been completed . |
| 2 | He must be favourite to stay in charge . |
| 3 | People embraced and wept , promising to stay in touch , only to realise in some cases that they had no addresses to exchange . |
| 4 | Also it would be very hard to stay in bed and miss the evening 's fun . |
| 5 | Any sign of infestation calls for inspection and treatment by a reputable and approved wood treatment company , one that is likely to stay in existence for as long as its guarantee period . |
| 6 | With force becoming less attractive , the states-system was likely to stay in place , since the available means to overthrow it were too destructive to use . |
| 7 | Mr Museveni would have been unable to stay in power were it not for the economic success unfolding around him . |
| 8 | Of course there are times when this is not possible for practical reasons , but the more you are able to stay in tune with your body , the better you will feel . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'll go back to my dad 's business until Christmas but then I 'll have to look for another job , hopefully I 'll be able to stay in golf . |
| 10 | In England , James Robertson ( 1953 , 1958 ) , a colleague of Bowlby 's at the Tavistock Clinic , started a campaign to persuade children 's hospital wards to admit mothers together with their children , or at least not to restrict visiting in any way ; some hospitals welcomed the idea , others resisted it , but meanwhile a Government committee was set up which in 1959 published the ‘ Platt Report ’ on the welfare of children in hospital , recommending ‘ that all hospitals where children are treated will adopt the practice of unrestricted visiting , particularly for children below school age ’ , that ‘ it is particularly valuable for the mother to be able to stay in hospital with her child during the first day or two ’ , and that ‘ children should not be admitted to hospital if it can possibly be avoided ’ . |
| 11 | If written music or AOR/MOR music is your thing , it helps to be able to stay in time . |
| 12 | They 're due to stay in Split until April , and though each is due 15 days ' leave back in England between now and then , almost all of them will be away for Christmas . |
| 13 | ( c ) As a substitute subject : To stay in bed on a wet day is pleasant becomes It is pleasant to stay in bed on a wet day . |
| 14 | Even although Andrew Kay & Company are the world 's leading curling stone makers , at times they have found it difficult to stay in business . |
| 15 | But she still thinks the exercise was worthwhile and says Bill Clinton will be wise to stay in touch with the ‘ small fries ’ . |