Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] to stay at [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After one or two walks over the hills together the girl preferred to stay at home so the mother went on her own ; on one of these occasions Peony had actually tidied up and got tea ready and gone a little way along the track to meet her mother when she saw her coming up the hill . |
| 2 | Once a deal was struck between matchmaker and the parents , the girl had to stay at home until her marriage . |
| 3 | Then the children start to arrive and the husband has to stay at home at nights with the wife and help look after them . |
| 4 | Though money may follow the patient , postoperative morbidity tends to stay at home . |
| 5 | Also unaccompanied , like Nolan , though Harry had mentioned at one time that Lewis was married : his reclusive wife preferred to stay at home to avoid the fuss and fracas of Lewis drunk . |
| 6 | ‘ MANY as are the virtues of the Moon under Water I think that the garden is the best feature , because it allows whole families to go there instead of Mum having to stay at home and mind baby while Dad goes out alone . |
| 7 | Later on , when Lewis and his wife and the baby went to stay at Wyvis Hall , Hilbert 's only comment on his great-nephew 's name was : |
| 8 | But County 's record £750,000 signing decided to stay at Meadow Lane , where he has scored only once since moving last November . |
| 9 | They used their extra income gained to stay at home to look after children . |
| 10 | Donald 's son came to stay at weekends sometimes . |