Example sentences of "[pron] stay [adv] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ At least let me stay here for a while until I get my head clear . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ At least , let me stay here for a few days . |
| 3 | ‘ May I stay here for a pot of tea ? ’ |
| 4 | Neither of us spoke for a few moments , then she asked : ‘ Do you mind if I stay here for a little while ? ’ |
| 5 | Having asked the question , he offered no personal answer : ‘ Like jesting Pilate , I stay not for an answer : though the question awaits our collective resolution ’ . |
| 6 | Well I stayed on as an orderly because they said that I could erm I could marry because er I was n't erm classed as erm tt Er I would n't pass it on to me husband , so I could marry , provided I I prevented having children for er five years , that you had to see the Doctor until The medical Doctor at Nottingham , until he pronounced you clear , you see ? |
| 7 | I stayed on as an orderly , up there . |
| 8 | I stayed there for a week in January and for once I found myself in the overworked brochure cliche : Marrakech is a city of contrasts and a fascinating blend of the old and new . |
| 9 | For two or three days I stayed there in a commercial travellers ’ hotel . |
| 10 | I think I stayed out of a sense of loyalty and I began to enjoy it much more . |
| 11 | Pressing herself close as she kissed him , she pleaded , ‘ Ca n't you stay here for a while , Seb ? |
| 12 | Could you stay here for a minute ? |
| 13 | Can SHe stay here for a few days ? ’ |
| 14 | Shelley warned her , ‘ I 'd advise you to stay here for a while until you feel stronger . ’ |
| 15 | An attempted coup in August was frustrated by the timorous behaviour of the Abuna , who stayed away from a crucial meeting . |
| 16 | David found himself caught between the demands of the receivers on the one hand and his old boss , who stayed on as a consultant . |
| 17 | She stayed there for a long time . |
| 18 | ‘ May we stay here for a little , until we find a place of our own ? ’ |
| 19 | We stayed in for a week |
| 20 | Two weeks ago in Yugoslavia , we stayed overnight in a private house offering bed and breakfast accommodation . |
| 21 | We stayed overnight in a motor camp in Picton and continued next day , southwards down the east coast to Kaikoura . |
| 22 | She wants to escape from home , and the least we can do is to let her stay here for a while . |
| 23 | Law had indeed already done enough as leader to make his departure unthinkable and so a memorial was drawn up by Carson and signed by almost all the party 's backbenchers , stating full confidence in Law and begging him to stay on with a revised tariff policy . |
| 24 | They stayed away for a few years , moving between the markets of the Sahel , exploiting differences in prices in different markets , until they had enough camels to go to Cairo . |
| 25 | Returning to London eventually , and still attempting to arrange the peace for which they were empowered , they stayed on for a second year , accumulating benefices and sustained by clerical procurations meanwhile . |
| 26 | They stayed there for a quarter of an hour , the only movement being the driver slowly inching his little finger up so that he could lock the door . |
| 27 | " You can ask one or two of them to stay behind for a drink , if you like , " Laura said , " if there 's anyone possible . " |
| 28 | ‘ Does he want me to stay here in an English prison ? ’ |
| 29 | The sudden change of colour on the wall had upset its sense of direction and it buzzed about angrily and eventually it came into the porch where I was sitting and it stayed there for a few minutes and then went outside searching the wall again for the entrance . |
| 30 | Instead he stayed on at a factory . |