Example sentences of "stay [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said well you 've got to stay to the end I mean , but do n't stay right to the end , you know sort of |
| 2 | It is hoped that the first year 's crop of students will stay on at Hooke Park to help initiate a production plant there . |
| 3 | The social workers told me I would like the home and that I could stay on at my old school and still have the same friends . |
| 4 | Meanwhile the Elector Carl Theodor had taken up residence in Munich , and had invited the members of his court to join him there ( though they could stay on at Mannheim and retain their salaries if they wished ) . |
| 5 | It was agreed Somerville and McCrea would stay on at the apartment in case Quinn called in . |
| 6 | A RECORD number of 16-year-olds will stay on at schools and colleges next month — but for many it is simply a way of avoiding the dole queue . |
| 7 | This led to the usual talk of dismissing coach Luis Gradin , the man in charge throughout this period of successive defeats , but he will stay on at least until the end of the year when the present Argentine RU committee changes . |
| 8 | Would I stay on at night to go over some sales figures ? |
| 9 | ‘ That you can stay on at Sleet as long as you like , but with the new owner , should he wish to take residence there . |
| 10 | He had gained five distinctions in his Matriculation examinations and it had been decided that he would stay on at the College until he was eighteen to take Higher School Certificate . |
| 11 | It was at this moment that I decided I must learn to dance , so that I could stay on at the pensione instead of roaming about . |
| 12 | You must stay on at Casa Sciorto , Caroline … ’ |
| 13 | Hareton inherited nothing from his father , and could only stay on at Wuthering Heights as a servant , working for the man who had been his father 's enemy . |
| 14 | Yes and did you stay on at the hospital then ? |
| 15 | Secondary education is compulsory up to the age of 16 , and pupils can stay on at school for up to three years longer . |
| 16 | He has to decide whether he should stay on pending a full trial of the bitter dispute between the two men , who stood side-by-side as saviours of the financially troubled club in 1991 . |
| 17 | He would stay on through the night although the local doctor had said it was probably useless . |
| 18 | ‘ Gabriel , will you stay on with me ? ’ she asked , smiling . |
| 19 | Well you can stay on with your boyfriend if you want to ! |
| 20 | Some Swiss wonder whether a family responsibility will perhaps work the other way , and he will stay on for the 1992 Olympics . |
| 21 | Some Swiss wonder whether a family responsibility will perhaps work the other way , and he will stay on for the 1992 Olympics . |
| 22 | ‘ The fact of the matter is , several of the teachers on the course you missed because of skiving off on holiday , a number of them have asked me if they can stay on for the autumn term . |
| 23 | Afraid that she might have hurt Nora , who was sitting very quietly , Louise added , ‘ Of course , she 'll miss you but I do think she could stay on for a little longer , to see what might happen . ’ |
| 24 | Most will stay on for an extra year at school or go into some form of further training . |
| 25 | Valeria had asked us for the afternoon and suggested that we should stay on for the evening , as her mother had gone to spend the night with a friend . |
| 26 | Yes , I think I shall stay on for a few days here . ’ |
| 27 | On the return , you can stay on for a few nights in Copenhagen for just £39 per person per night . |
| 28 | After Hercule died , it was suggested that Isabelle should stay on for a while — assist with the children . |
| 29 | He said he would probably stay on for about two years after the tunnel opens for passenger traffic , probably next summer , and would then take a very long holiday . |
| 30 | Prominent advocates of ratification included EC Commission President Jacques Delors ( who declared on Aug. 28 that he " would not stay on for another mandate if the " no " vote won " ) and also both the RPR leader Jacques Chirac and the UDF leader Valéry Giscard d'Estaing , although many RPR and UDF members were opposed to ratification . |