Example sentences of "to stay [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Falati was allowed to stay on at the house after the intervention of Mr Mandela . |
| 2 | The 18th baron , who inherited the title three years ago , has sensibly decided to stay on at the Dower House , where he has been for many years . |
| 3 | The 18th baron , who inherited the title three years ago , has sensibly decided to stay on at the Dower House , where he has been for many years . |
| 4 | You asked if it would be possible for certain material witnesses to stay on at the Lodge for an extra night while you continue your investigations on the spot . |
| 5 | In any case , Stephen 's mother uses Hilary as an excuse to stay on at the Manor and I want rid of her . ’ |
| 6 | Goldner toyed with the offer , but decided to stay on at the Getty after negotiating a new contract that allowed him to remain in his hometown of New York most of the year ( with short stays in Malibu ) , in effect managing and adding to the Getty 's collection in absentia . |
| 7 | The truth was that Mr Wolski was sad with himself , for he did not wish to stay on at the Zoo any longer . |
| 8 | Listen , have you got to stay on at the track , or is it possible for you to leave and come back to the hotel ? ’ |
| 9 | Six of the pupils have been allowed to stay on at the seven and a half thousand pounds a year school . |
| 10 | Negroponte , who is on two year 's leave of absence from MIT decided to stay on to the end of the present academic year . |
| 11 | He returned for his father 's funeral , the first time he 'd been back to Zimbala in seventeen years , and Jamel was able to persuade him to stay on as the new editor of the country 's leading daily newspaper , La Voix . |
| 12 | When grandfather died the farmer had allowed my grandmother and her two sons , still in their teens , to stay on in the cottage because he did n't need a new grieve ; he had an unmarried son in the big farmhouse , ready to take on the job . |
| 13 | Old Trung a toughened three-year contract coolie compelled to stay on in the plantation beyond the term because he had no money or clothes to leave , knotted the cord Dong had fetched around the neck of the cadaver with a deftness that betrayed his familiarity with the task . |
| 14 | It was clearly impossible for him to stay on in the studio . |
| 15 | James volunteered to stay on until the end of the season , and he remains in charge for tonight 's visit to Cross Keys , but Newport are opting for a complete change . |
| 16 | ‘ Let's face it , the Olympics are only once every four years and I want to stay on until the end . ’ |
| 17 | He could , perfectly casually have asked Lorrimer to stay on after the meeting ; why had n't he ? |
| 18 | ‘ If they want me to stay on after the World Cup I will consider that . |
| 19 | The directors Jim Johnston and Sandy Moffat are to stay on after the Deanses agreed that an independent chairman be appointed to the board . |
| 20 | Des and Rufus have agreed to stay down in the outboard and wait . |
| 21 | This is an eminently Basque town and the one I would choose to stay in of the several alternatives along this coast ; it is more intimate than Bayonne , less pompous than Biarritz and livelier than Hendaye . |
| 22 | The last ten minutes of the journey were so exciting , I just could n't wait to plonk my feet in a nice bowl of water , then we reached the village we were to stay in for the next three weeks . |
| 23 | The detachable top ring needs to be set at such a pressure as to stay in for the cast but detach on the strike or more accurately the wind-down . |
| 24 | And do n't be feeling that you have to stay in with the family . |
| 25 | This instruction felt like a prison sentence , and condemned to stay up in the cloud , I scanned the instruments nervously , waiting for an unseen gust to grab our little craft . |
| 26 | They 've got to keep the passengers occupied so they do n't start worrying about how the plane manages to stay up in the air . ’ |
| 27 | A similar exercise which will only work with a low handicap golfer is one of trying to stay back on the right side a little longer , and to be slightly flat-footed with the right foot through impact . |
| 28 | Generally , when you played Jimmy Connors you understood you were going to stay out on the court for four or five hours , at least . ’ |
| 29 | The harness really does take the pain out of windsurfing and allows you to stay out on the water far longer . |
| 30 | International : Tsongas to stay out of the race |