Example sentences of "[verb] stay in the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With more first preference votes as a result of successful equalisation McNarry might have expected to stay in the count longer than Bradford and thus receive votes from the transfers of opponents . |
| 2 | But it 's the nature of the offence as such that if a soldier is bullied , he 's unlikely if he wants to stay in the Army , to bring it to the attention of the authorities , because he know that afterwards he has then to live with the people who he 's complained about . |
| 3 | It could be a good indicator for the Deep South where Bush must make an impact if he wants to stay in the race . |
| 4 | If he wants to stay in the race he may have no alternative but to abandon his original proposal and announce a rival offer on improved terms . |
| 5 | Everton offered better personal terms but hit man Harford settled on Chelsea because he and his family want to stay in the South . |
| 6 | If you want to stay in the village on a low income there is nowhere to rent or buy . |
| 7 | Fuel is needed if you want to stay in the air because the Epical engines consume fuel at an alarming rate . |
| 8 | ‘ I like the freedom of being able to decide , tonight for example , whether I want to stay in the flat or whether I want to go down to Gloucestershire . |
| 9 | and if you ca n't stay in the east , you want to stay in the east of the city ? |
| 10 | ‘ That 's so , but it should n't be too much trouble for you if you really want to stay in the area . ’ |
| 11 | We want to stay in the area as we both like walking , especially in the Dales , ’ said Audrey . |
| 12 | ‘ I expect to stay in the competition — Derry are favourites but Cup football all about shocks , ’ he warns . |
| 13 | Carole said that she always brought everything including the kitchen sink because she 'd stayed in the past in basecamps where there had n't even been enough mattresses to go round ; one in South Wales had been a wooden hut with gas lights and a fridge half a mile away . |
| 14 | But I lied about the afternoon and I was worried when you wanted to keep the betting slips because you probably know that one of the horses won and I would have won quite a lot of money if I 'd stayed in the betting shop . |
| 15 | ‘ I suppose I came down on impulse , but as soon as I got here I wished I 'd stayed in the house . |
| 16 | She added : ‘ Caroline may have another reason for wanting to stay in the area . |
| 17 | Nigel felt he 'd like to stay in the area , and I , who always imagined I 'd end my days in Brighton , yielded . |
| 18 | Both desperately need to win to stay in the promotion hunt . |
| 19 | We had to win to get into the play-offs and they needed to win to stay in the League . |
| 20 | So Larry 's going to stay in the car with Barry , and Harry and Gary … . ’ |
| 21 | Miss Simpson and I are going to stay in the house quite a while . |
| 22 | But even the happiness Mother and Father felt at being able to live together under the same roof at last was tinged with sadness , because they both liked Stainmore very much and would have preferred to stay in the area . |
| 23 | It is not uncommon on most of the main islands , but it tends to stay in the tree canopy and in spite of its gaudy plumage is not all that easy to see . |
| 24 | Many widows like to stay in the home of a family member for a few days or weeks afterwards , but if she is going to return to her own home at some time , this should not be delayed for too long . |
| 25 | In this respect it resembled another favourite hotel of mine , the Quirinale in Rome , where I like to stay in the room where Ronald Firbank died . |
| 26 | He should have stayed in the bosom of his family . |
| 27 | ‘ It 's just that I might as well have stayed in the sitting-room , that 's all . ’ |
| 28 | I KNEW I SHOULD HAVE STAYED IN THE BAR ! |
| 29 | She may have stayed in the school-hole with the children when the bell went . |
| 30 | She could have watched the papers , I suppose , could even have stayed in the area and watched you grow up . |