Example sentences of "stay [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some Swiss wonder whether a family responsibility will perhaps work the other way , and he will stay on for the 1992 Olympics . |
| 2 | Some Swiss wonder whether a family responsibility will perhaps work the other way , and he will stay on for the 1992 Olympics . |
| 3 | ‘ 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . ’ |
| 5 | Most will stay on for an extra year at school or go into some form of further training . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Yes , I think I shall stay on for a few days here . ’ |
| 8 | On the return , you can stay on for a few nights in Copenhagen for just £39 per person per night . |
| 9 | After Hercule died , it was suggested that Isabelle should stay on for a while — assist with the children . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | I very much hope that both you and your husband will stay on for the wedding . |
| 13 | It was suggested that the plaster should stay on for between four and six weeks after which he might like to think of building up its strength . |
| 14 | Yeah it wo n't I mean , that wo n't stay on for an hour I mean I 've literally had a hot bath put the water on , you know , af it goes off at nine o'clock in the morning put that radiator , put that button on to reset the hot water for five minutes it 's bo boilers lit up ten minutes and then it 's gone off |
| 15 | Did you stay on for As ? |
| 16 | Yes because in the summer I mean you , some time in the , in this next term would be the ideal thing really because that , if she can stay on for the summer term |
| 17 | I mean we have to work very hard in our own er relationship we 've had our ups and downs we 've gone through many difficult times like unemployment and even homelessness and you know we we 've gone through it but when you make your promises you say you 'll stay together for richer for poorer in sickness and in health and so on . |
| 18 | Hopefully this time the bolts will stay in for good , as chopping and replacing them ( something which now seems an annual event ) is causing untold damage to this superb pitch . |
| 19 | It 's not actually automatic because you can stay in for those extra up up to five years if you so choose . |
| 20 | " We ca n't stay in for ever , Stephen . |
| 21 | And even Rebecca can stay in for about twenty , twenty five minutes . |
| 22 | I am minding the shop so we must stay downstairs for a while . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I 'll stay just for a while longer . |
| 24 | My parents are going to France at Christmas and erm I do n't wan na go with them really and nor does Digby so he , Digby 's gon na come and stay just for a bit and my house it has to be empty and Foxy 's coming round to stay . |
| 25 | Mind you , I suspect she 'll only stay ashore for a couple of hours , but that 's better than nothing at all . ’ |
| 26 | Sometimes she would stay away for a day or two . |
| 27 | If you had £50 , perhaps you would stay away for three months . |
| 28 | He could n't stay still for more than a few seconds and either paced the ground or fidgeted with his hair , clothes , hands , face and anything else within his reach . |
| 29 | ‘ Ca n't you stay still for five minutes ? |
| 30 | I was doing the the new developments as the years went by of course , we did n't stay still for long . |