Example sentences of "[was/were] staying in the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The director had told her most of the cast and crew were staying in the same hotel , and a room had been reserved for her there , too .
2 Despite Bob 's protestations that he was staying in the Presidential Suite , was trying to avoid fans , and was actually the ‘ BAWB DYLAN ’ , the callow youth grabbed him by the scruff of his ketchup-stained hooded to and sneered , ‘ Oh yeah , and I 'm the Prime Minister Of Ireland , so I am ’ .
3 His father was staying in the same house , and did n't know I was staying there , so I used to creep in at night .
4 ‘ But there was another person who was staying in the same house — the Reverend Arthur Lyle .
5 Oh yes , it 's in Scotland , you see , and whilst there , you see , every day er because a lady laughed at me and she said , she was staying in the same hotel and she said er I , I used to book up in advance of course but never took a chance .
6 According to the Economist , the record also showed that Robert Gray , a senior campaign aide , was staying in the same hotel at that time .
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