Example sentences of "stay the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And Lucy was perfectly capable of saying do stay the night . |
| 2 | Not sure if I can stay the night yet . |
| 3 | Two of the volunteers ran up the white flag and could n't stay the court . |
| 4 | That was more a reflection on Dead Certain 's ring rustiness than her stamina and Asmussen said : ‘ She 's a very good filly and I 'm sure she 'll stay the Guineas mile because she 's got such a lovely relaxed temperament . ’ |
| 5 | I think the fundamentals will stay the same . ’ |
| 6 | Total debt would stay the same , or grow . |
| 7 | To maintain progress that power must stay the same , so torque must increase . |
| 8 | if Energy consumed equals Energy expended — body weight will stay the same . |
| 9 | The grandmother of a Cornish smallholder 's family would stay the first three days of each week ‘ to help my mother to do the washing and buttermaking … and to help to do the mending ; ’ and when the children were not at school they would walk the mile and a half back to granny 's own ‘ little thatched cottage . ’ |
| 10 | We could stay the night there . ’ |
| 11 | In view of the NUM 's capitulation this outlook assumes that coal will stay the main power station fuel with demand increasing marginally over the 1983 level by the year 2000 , with production probably falling slightly as a result of closures of high-cost pits and delays in bringing in new low-cost capacity . |
| 12 | Some will give the personal aspects the highest priority because of accumulated experience which shows that a client who is not emotionally ready for the severe belt-tightening and discipline involved in emerging from serious debt , will not stay the course . |
| 13 | Does your description stay the same ? |
| 14 | Yes , I could stay the night , as I was homeless and compulsorily brought here , but in the morning , as I was over twenty-five , I must report to the billeting Officer . |
| 15 | But if the world radio community accepts the plans outlined by the home secretary , the BBC 's assignments will stay the same width . |
| 16 | Not to exaggerate the cat 's breeding abilities , it must be recorded that from the age of eight until twelve years there is a gradual decline in the number of kittens produced in each litter , so the reproductive apparatus is beginning to show signs of slowing down at this stage , and only the strongest and healthiest of moggies can stay the full course . |
| 17 | Mummy , can Liz stay the night ? |
| 18 | Just accept it , remembering that an ability to show some sympathy and the courage to ‘ stay the course ’ with the bereaved , as they go through their sorrow and their search for a new identity , are the most important qualifications . |
| 19 | Do you have a favourite guitar at home that you dare n't take out live in case it does n't stay the course ? |
| 20 | We had arranged with the agents that if we were interested we would stay the night in a local hotel and the next day meet the builder who had done much of the reconstruction of the place . |
| 21 | Why ca n't things stay the same for five minutes ? |
| 22 | Dance music changes fast , so you ca n't just stay the same , but the dance music audience has little patience with those who ca n't find a new trick that is just as magical as the old one . |
| 23 | I was working for a yarn firm who had just gone into the marketing of coned yarns — unfortunately they did not stay the course . |
| 24 | People would come and stay the night and then they 'd be there a month , you know how it is : ‘ Can I stay a night ? ’ 'Sure , sure . ’ |
| 25 | The negro policeman was quite keen that I should stay the night in Santa Fé . |
| 26 | She did n't normally stay the night with her friend . |
| 27 | ‘ And just why did she stay the night in Piazza Pitti ? ’ |
| 28 | Not that that 's unreasonable in itself but it never seems to have bothered her before since she says herself she did n't normally stay the night , even if they 'd been out late . ’ |
| 29 | Mum says we can stay the ten minutes as long as we ai n't a nuisance . ’ |
| 30 | Unlike Piggott , Hannon is convinced Geisway will stay the one and a half miles at Epsom . |