Example sentences of "[pron] stay [adv] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Could n't I stay down a bit longer , please ? ’ |
| 2 | I stay there a bit watching a telly programme with this man doing stuff . |
| 3 | If it is assumed that the age structure of the inward flow and the outward flow is similar and that those who leave continue to reproduce at the same rate as those of a similar age who stay then an estimate of the number of births to women who leave can be made ( table ) . |
| 4 | ‘ If you stay here a bit longer , ’ Tremayne said , ‘ and if you ride schooling satisfactorily , I do n't see why you should n't eventually have a mount in an amateur race , if you put your mind to it . ’ |
| 5 | Arriving at Verdun in May , he found the unit he was relieving had lost forty per cent of its effectives ; ‘ If you stay here a month , which is normal , ’ they warned him , ‘ you will lose half of yours too . ’ |
| 6 | Immediately she 'd sensed that this was wrong , that there was nothing for her in this office , and that she 'd be at risk if she stayed around a moment longer than was necessary . |
| 7 | ‘ I only told you about her staying away a lot and men turning up looking for her and things like that . |