Example sentences of "[verb] to stay at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had expected to stay at the Dog and Gun , a tavern well known for its radical associations , where unstamped , illegal newspapers had always been laid out openly on the bar-counter for the perusal of anyone so inclined . |
| 2 | However , Mr Lamont wants to stay at the Treasury to oversee the long-awaited economic upturn . |
| 3 | Police believe she will need to stay at the hospital for at least another week . |
| 4 | Fluka is continuing to work to stay at the forefront of knowledge in these areas . |
| 5 | Firefighters expect to stay at the scene for at least the rest of the day — the strain of working amoung the debris under which two of their friends died shows only too clear to see . |
| 6 | Beginning in 1923 , when Vita and her husband ( Sir ) Harold Nicolson [ q.v. ] came to stay at the Villa Medici , the affair lasted into 1925 and was followed by the Scotts ' divorce in 1927 . |
| 7 | Arrangement can be made to stay at the Hotel at a greatly reduced price . |
| 8 | ‘ Have you decided to stay at the Olive ? ’ |
| 9 | Cranmer was summoned to the royal presence and , though protesting his incompetence , was told to stay at the house of the Earl of Wiltshire , Anne Boleyn 's father . |
| 10 | She was glad they were n't going to stay at the farm , though . |
| 11 | You knew I was expecting to stay at the hotel , and that was the only reason I agreed to come with you . |
| 12 | He was linked with Cardiff in the summer when he decided to stay at the Brewery Field . |
| 13 | ‘ I think big clubs will always have to compete to stay at the top and these prices show the way the transfer market has gone . |
| 14 | In return , the Hendersons agreed to open the new ‘ Laura Ashley ’ shop and Bernard and Laura went to stay at the Embassy for the occasion , sleeping in what had become known as the ‘ Laura Ashley ’ room at the Embassy . |
| 15 | HER ROYAL HIGHNESS , Princess Margaret honoured the Queen 's Hotel in Leeds , by choosing to stay at the hotel , when a patron of the Northern Ballet , she came to see a performance of Swan Lake at Leeds Grand Theatre . |
| 16 | Women suddenly discovered they did n't want to stay at the kitchen sink all day ; they wanted the fulfilment that comes from work , too . |
| 17 | He expects to stay at the hotel for some years to come to oversee operations . |
| 18 | The corrective operation could not be undertaken until the child was three months old , and the doctor recommended that the child should be allowed to stay at the hospital until she was due for surgery , her condition producing difficulties in feeding . |
| 19 | I have continued to stay at the Abbey of Holy Rood involved in the matter assigned to me . |
| 20 | The Hotel Manila has now been transformed into a Ramada Renaissance Hotel , with correspondingly high prices , so I prefer to stay at the Hotel Gaudi , still unspoilt , which has the advantage of being right opposite the enchanting Theatre Museum . |
| 21 | Bathsheba had planned to stay at the party for only an hour , and she was in fact preparing to leave when Boldwood found her alone in an upstairs room . |
| 22 | It is clear that , despite the clamour for his resignation , Mr Lamont is hoping to stay at the Treasury for longer than most pundits would have thought possible last year . |
| 23 | Maisie had moved out of her parents ' house and come to stay at the Wilsons ' shortly after her mother 's funeral , a multi-denominational affair dominated by the headmaster of the Wimbledon Independent Islamic Boys ' School ( Day ) . |
| 24 | He was n't a bit precious and starry like so many of them who come to stay at the hotel . ’ |
| 25 | Set in Austria just before the First World War the play revolves around Josephea , proprietress of the inn ; Leopold , the head waiter ; several well-to-do local businessmen and the Emperor of Austria who comes to stay at the Inn at the start of the shooting season . |
| 26 | I wanted to stay at the party , have a good time , be with my friends , dance with Ryan … ’ |
| 27 | She was with a stranger and told friends that she intended to stay at the site as long as possible and then possibly go to Portsmouth . |
| 28 | The pompous Bowyer was ordered to stay at the manor but Sir Edmund waved us over . |
| 29 | But to protect the fruits of 7 years of their labour , they feel they have to stay at the site . |