Example sentences of "stay [prep] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the Ottoman empire declared war on a foreign state its unfortunate representative in Constantinople was very often immediately thrown into the Seven Towers prison there , where he might stay for a considerable time . |
| 2 | Does this snow stuff stay for a long time ? ’ |
| 3 | They are likely to stay for a long time with one organisation , and indeed many organisations seek to bind them to them by offering fringe benefits , particularly in the form of " loyalty bonuses " to encourage them to return at the start of each new banqueting season . |
| 4 | He told me before she came that she was asking for somewhere secret to stay for a short time . |
| 5 | Lennie knows he has n't any time to play with if Boro are to stay in the big time . |
| 6 | He had made a detour to a cafe where he stayed for an unspecified time before walking to the Post and entering by the back door , discovering the mayhem in the newsroom and retreating to the printer 's office . |
| 7 | I also stayed for the required time that politeness dictates . |