Example sentences of "stay on [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She did n't know whether the loose wheel would come off quite soon or stay on for some miles , but she realised that sooner or later the wheel would break loose and that if Daddy or the A.A. man did n't reach her before that happened Miss Clinton would be likely to crash . |
| 2 | ‘ Are you sure you do n't mind having us stay on for another day ? ’ |
| 3 | Compared to our competitors , not enough of our young people stay on to post-compulsory education . |
| 4 | We have an extremely flexible timetable in S6 and we are always pleased to welcome pupils from other schools who join the 130 or more Heriot pupils who stay on to Sixth Year . |
| 5 | They 're waterproof , too , and stay on through vigorous activity . |
| 6 | Sixty per cent of 16 year-olds stay on in full-time education , up from only 40 per cent in 1979 . |
| 7 | 75 per cent of 16 year-olds stay on in full-time education or Youth Training schemes , up from 46 per cent in 1979 . |
| 8 | Only 35 per cent of young people in Britain stay on in full time education and training . |