Example sentences of "[vb mod] stay [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Let's stay here for a while . ’ |
| 2 | Valeria had asked us for the afternoon and suggested that we should stay on for the evening , as her mother had gone to spend the night with a friend . |
| 3 | After Hercule died , it was suggested that Isabelle should stay on for a while — assist with the children . |
| 4 | It was suggested that the plaster should stay on for between four and six weeks after which he might like to think of building up its strength . |
| 5 | ‘ I should stay there for a while , ’ said Elise , when she brought in a breakfast tray . |
| 6 | ‘ I must stay here for a while , ’ Edward went on . |
| 7 | ‘ Three weeks at least , and he must stay here for that time . |
| 8 | I am minding the shop so we must stay downstairs for a while . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ The chances are a thousand to one that you might stay here for ten seasons and never see a boatman in a hurry , ’ quoted Sir Thomas loudly to his brood , waving a lordly hand towards William and Joe who were enjoying a quiet chew of tobacco at the end of the pier . |
| 10 | He felt that the forces that had brought him to this narrow corner of a Neapolitan street — the wish , on the one hand , to track down Elsie and now the fear , on the other , that this search would lead him to harm — these forces might hold him there , his foot on the edge of the pavement overhanging the choked and filthy gutter , in a kind of uneasy equilibrium and he might stay there for a long , long time . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'll stay just for a while longer . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'll stay here for a bit . |
| 13 | I 'll stay here for a while . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I 'll stay here for a bit , Jamey , ’ he said to reassure this youngest child , for children get worried if you do n't speak . |
| 15 | But I 'll stay here for a bit longer . |
| 16 | It 'll stay there for the rest of your life . |
| 17 | I mean we have to work very hard in our own er relationship we 've had our ups and downs we 've gone through many difficult times like unemployment and even homelessness and you know we we 've gone through it but when you make your promises you say you 'll stay together for richer for poorer in sickness and in health and so on . |
| 18 | And next week Spearman 's rank order I 'll stay behind for about five minutes if anybody wants to ask any questions |
| 19 | I wish you could stay here for ever . |
| 20 | No , it was too much for him to understand ; he could stay here for years and never understand it . |
| 21 | She thought she could stay here for ever in this big solid house where Thomas translated the world for her . |
| 22 | ‘ Perhaps I could stay here for a day or two , ’ she said . |
| 23 | Afraid that she might have hurt Nora , who was sitting very quietly , Louise added , ‘ Of course , she 'll miss you but I do think she could stay on for a little longer , to see what might happen . ’ |
| 24 | Ruth heartily wished that he could stay there for good . |
| 25 | Because there is little wind that high to split the particles up , it could stay there for years . |
| 26 | Yes , I think I shall stay on for a few days here . ’ |
| 27 | Sometimes she would stay away for a day or two . |
| 28 | If you had £50 , perhaps you would stay away for three months . |
| 29 | If approved , the building would stay there for two years and then could be moved to another site . |
| 30 | Some Swiss wonder whether a family responsibility will perhaps work the other way , and he will stay on for the 1992 Olympics . |