Example sentences of "[pron] stay [adv] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Neither of us spoke for a few moments , then she asked : ‘ Do you mind if I stay here for a little while ? ’ |
| 2 | For two or three days I stayed there in a commercial travellers ’ hotel . |
| 3 | An attempted coup in August was frustrated by the timorous behaviour of the Abuna , who stayed away from a crucial meeting . |
| 4 | She stayed there for a long time . |
| 5 | Two weeks ago in Yugoslavia , we stayed overnight in a private house offering bed and breakfast accommodation . |
| 6 | He stayed there for a long time . |
| 7 | He stayed there for a long time , until he was sure that the dogs had gone , then he came out . |
| 8 | From Pforta in 1864 he went to the University of Bonn to read classical philology and theology , but he stayed only for a single year . |