Example sentences of "stay there for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just think of how many people will walk past and subconsciously absorb your band 's name on a sticker which is on a high street lamp post , even if it only stays there for a couple of days . |
| 2 | He stays there for the hour or so that is necessary for all the tadpoles to emerge and then returns to his hole . |
| 3 | I end up staying there for ages , thinking about Marie and that . |
| 4 | Just before Christmas the family went to Versailles ( 4 ) , staying there for two weeks . |
| 5 | Charles continued to live with her in Cambridge , commuting by car to Ipswich to teach his classes , and staying there for a night or two each week . |
| 6 | not going to bed when asked ; not staying there for the night . |
| 7 | By this time the families staying there for summer quarters were out for a forenoon walk : mothers , nurses , playful youngsters — some with towels for the bathing , others with picnic baskets , making for the cliffs or the shore . |
| 8 | During the day he was at the power station and at weekends , reversing the normal peregrination , he was at his London flat , frequently staying there for Part of the week if he had a meeting in town . |
| 9 | Harvey was staying there for the weekend . |
| 10 | The shares were six times subscribed and opened at 193p , staying there for a second or two before going decisively through 200p ; at the year end they stood at 218p , a rise of 70% on the issue price , and were valued on a historic price/earnings multiple of 30.8 ( and yield of 1.4% ) . |
| 11 | ‘ We called at the Barclays on the way down , and he was staying there for the week-end . |
| 12 | He was still in bed and felt like staying there for the rest of the day . |
| 13 | How do you feel about staying there for the night ? |
| 14 | Travis showed every sign of staying there for hours . |
| 15 | for staying there for your dinner |
| 16 | so I 'm thinking of staying there for a while |
| 17 | He came out of the clinic on 19 March having stayed there for a week longer than he had anticipated , and was once again forced to rest . |
| 18 | The stuff had just stayed there for years , and Mum had n't been interested , but then people started talking about Dad , and writing to her , and sending pieces they 'd written on him . |
| 19 | He never realised , on that eventful day , that she would ‘ come into my arms ’ ( as he put it ) and stay there for so many years , adding in no small degree to the legends of love which keep the world sane and hopeful . |
| 20 | If she sat beside him her head would loll onto his shoulder and stay there for long moments . |
| 21 | I stay there for quite a bit , looking round and that , till it gets light . |
| 22 | I stay there for quite a while , until I get real good and warm . |
| 23 | It might also cause the price of oil to soar above $50 a barrel and stay there for some months . |
| 24 | Stay there for a few minutes and you will begin to experience one of several sensations : it may be a slight breeze , or perhaps a tingling sensation , heat ( especially in the palms ) , static or even a magnetic pull . |
| 25 | Stay there for up to five minutes . |
| 26 | In contrast to some other low-income countries in Africa , most children do eventually get to primary school and stay there for a few years . |
| 27 | Just the three of us , my parents and me , would go down to Hury and stay there for two or three weeks , or until the work was done . |
| 28 | Stock options are not much use as incentives if the price at which they are exercisable is dauntingly out of reach , so IBM Corp is offering a new stock option plan for mid-to-senior level executives — chairman Louis Gerstner offered the plan due to concern ‘ about keeping managers at IBM and motivated ’ : the plan is aimed at the tier of about 1,200 managers just below the most senior level , will offer new options for old ones that were exercisable at prices ranging from $89 to $169 ; the new options are exercisable at $47.88 , and managers will have to swap anywhere from 2.5 to 10 old options for one new one , depending on the original option price ; the options are exercisable after two years and the price must rise 50% above the $47.88 level to $71.82 and stay there for 30 days ; only 50% of the options can be exercised the first year , and 25% for each year after , but the terms do not look particularly attractive . |
| 29 | The saddles are neat and trim , and stay there for a week to ten days . |
| 30 | The young woodlice hatch in this pouch and stay there for a while . |