Example sentences of "stay [prep] her for " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a while Elaine was cared for by young volunteers who used to come and stay with her for a few months at a time . |
| 2 | ‘ Only that if you could stay with her for a night or two , I might manage to get over and see you there . ’ |
| 3 | She knew that was one of many memories which would stay with her for the rest of her life . |
| 4 | She let us stay with her for a week after Dada — ’ She paused , and again her hesitation appeared as if her mind were groping for an answer or a revelation to something she could n't understand ; then she said , ‘ After Dada … died . |
| 5 | It would stay with her for the rest of her life . |
| 6 | Topaz found herself praying to a God to whom she did n't quite believe that Andrew would agree and stay with her for a while . |
| 7 | But the thought did n't stay with her for long . |
| 8 | Craig had been staying with her for some weeks now and she had grown used to seeing him there in her kitchen . |
| 9 | Naturally he would assume that Richard was staying with her for the weekend . |
| 10 | Maria 's sister is ill , so she will be staying with her for a few days . ’ |
| 11 | Erm Sandy 's staying with her for a few days . |
| 12 | Erm , Sandy 's staying with her for a few days . |
| 13 | I said that I think you 'll find , Ron that Trudy if she married would have to give up her late husband 's occupational widow 's pension so that the way you 're going on now , where you go and stay with her for two or three days at a time is far better oh no , no , no , she 'll be able to keep her pension I said I very much doubt it then I said people are so jealous that if she does marry you and he does n't tell the firm I bet that one of her dear neighbours will oh no they 're all very nice people round where she lives , I thought there 's no good arguing with Ron ! |
| 14 | He took care never to stay with her for more than twenty minutes , obeying both the spirit and the letter of Anthony 's orders , but he tried to give her a clear account of the eight days Kesselring had spent in the witness box , watching her face all the time for signs of boredom or exhaustion . |
| 15 | Her reminiscences were a delight to Constance and the things she learned from her friend 's rambling monologues stayed with her for life . |
| 16 | ‘ I have an old friend who works for a publisher in New York and I stayed with her for a couple of weeks while I found a job . |
| 17 | ‘ You stayed with her for all that time . |