Example sentences of "stay for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Can I stay for lunch ? ’ |
2 | At last she had managed to persuade Miss Taylor that she could n't possibly stay for lunch , that she and Fen planned to picnic while he worked . |
3 | You can stay for lunch . ’ |
4 | Why do n't you stay for school lunch instead of sandwiches ? |
5 | ‘ You must all stay for supper , ’ you gaily cry ( not wishing to break up the unexpected party ) , and fling open the store cupboard . |
6 | He did stay for Christmas ! |
7 | Danny ran to Huw , jumping up and down with excitement , and begging : ‘ You will stay for tea , wo n't you ? |
8 | ‘ You 're sure you wo n't stay for tea ? ’ |
9 | Tel and I did n't stay for tea . |
10 | And then they would all stay for tea or whatever . |
11 | You must forgive me , Mrs O'Dell , I fear I can not stay for coffee — I have many other calls upon my time . |
12 | She did not stay for coffee . |
13 | He did not stay for coffee but left the hotel and walked down the almost deserted main street . |
14 | ‘ I suppose Eleanor can stay for coffee , ’ he muttered at last . |
15 | I shall not stay for coffee . |
16 | O.K. , if I insisted he would stay for dinner with Max tomorrow evening , and could I let him know what I was planning to cook as he would like to start working on the antidote . |
17 | Can you stay for dinner ? ’ |
18 | There were seventy- five paintings in the exhibition and by the time I left , which was quite early as I did not stay for dinner , most of the pictures had a little red sold label . |