Example sentences of "stay [adv prt] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | After Hercule died , it was suggested that Isabelle should stay on for a while — assist with the children . |
2 | His departure is described as amicable and he will stay on as a consultant . |
3 | He can stay on as a sort of pensioner up at Framwell . ’ |
4 | He will stay on in a consultancy role for a few months until his successor settles into the job . |
5 | Tourists can stay up to a maximum of 90 days in theory but longer is possible by showing a confirmed return air ticket . |
6 | John Stork — when in his mid-30s — became aware of headhunting when he found himself on the receiving end of a headhunter 's call for the first time ; in due course he became the successful candidate , but did not take the job , staying on as a member of the international Board of Masius Wynne-Williams advertising agency , where he had earlier been head of research . |
7 | The Shah said that he was staying on for a while , not flying immediately either to the States back to Egypt . |
8 | Staying on for a while |
9 | Emily , as a special treat , was staying over at a school-friend 's . |
10 | Ah sure he 's only staying out for a while till he gets married and that . |
11 | The implications of the Government staying out of a union when they had decided , on the basis of convergence , to form one , are serious and potentially disastrous . |
12 | ‘ Will you be staying around for a while , or going straight back to bonny Scotland ? ’ |
13 | erm , because you do n't stay back for a drink afterwards because you 're going to Strawberry Hill . |
14 | said stay down for a minute . |
15 | The estimated savings are based on the claimant being 22 weeks off the register , but again some stay off for a year , and some return much sooner . |
16 | ‘ But you want to stay on for a couple more days ? |
17 | Would he care to stay on for a bite to eat ? |
18 | Using a pre-set timer , the lights can be set to stay on for a period from 25 seconds to 12 minutes . |
19 | The good news is that Don is prepared to stay on as a board member . ’ |
20 | ‘ I hope to be a strong and enthusiastic supporter of the Government and I am going to stay on as a MP . ’ |
21 | President Arístides Pereira asked the outgoing government to stay on in a caretaker capacity until after the presidential elections due on Feb. 17 . |
22 | She 's not like thirty four weeks and the baby 's only twenty six and she 's got to stay in for a week at Southwood , then come home weekends and go back in . |
23 | A second controlled explosion was carried out at 10.55pm and people were told to stay up to a mile away from the scene . |
24 | David found himself caught between the demands of the receivers on the one hand and his old boss , who stayed on as a consultant . |
25 | Beecroft , however , stayed on as a partner in the firm of Dillon , Tennant & Co. , which took over the shore establishments . |
26 | Instead he stayed on at a factory . |
27 | After we finished recording , Elizabeth stayed on for a drink , which was a bonus . |
28 | He went hunting in Grasmere , and often stayed on for a party in the evening after a hunt . |
29 | His son perhaps stayed on in a bungalow there , moving his goods by dinghy . |
30 | How many other twenty-two-year-olds stayed in on a Saturday night just listening to the rain hurl itself against the windows ? |