Example sentences of "stay for [art] [adj] [noun sg] " 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 | ‘ Alex , ’ said the producer , ‘ could you just stay for a quick word ? ’ |
| 3 | Well , people come on a day to day basis , like a working environment , right ? er Each individual will stay for a different length of time , it could be weeks , months , even years . |
| 4 | Staying would also be impossible in the long run but that young man would let me stay for a little while — until the restaurant closed , anyway . |
| 5 | Pam , 63 , said : ‘ They used to come every summer for a couple of weeks and the rest of the year they would stay for the odd week . |
| 6 | It was a typical paradox that now , when he could , had he wished , have stayed for the whole autumn , he should leave before the allotted time was up . |
| 7 | Erm the views of the er of the subcommittee are that that this does appear to be er perhaps a practical solution er and at the moment , er we are looking to erm make some of the spaces , certainly in the Church Street car park erm short term , I E two hours , certainly so the people who are who are making shopping visits , or visits to the banks et cetera would get the lower car park and the the people who are staying for a longer time would be at the top . |
| 8 | Those staying for a further week will be transferred directly from Kufstein to their resort . |
| 9 | He had borrowed it from a fellow inmate of the lodging house in Kennington where he had been staying for the last week . |
| 10 | Does this snow stuff stay for a long time ? ’ |
| 11 | Equally there seem to be many people who stay for a short period , and then just move on . |
| 12 | However , when there is no chance that demand will fluctuate over the duration of the " event " , for example where the " event " is the week or two of heavy bookings at a hotel over Christmas , payment might be offered in the form of a lump sum at the end and might include a " loyalty bonus " for those who stay for the full period . |
| 13 | It was unthinkable to pledge his word to stay for a fixed term when he might not be able to keep it . |
| 14 | ‘ The front door is locked now but the caretaker will let you out at the back , so you 'll be welcome to stay for a wee while longer . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | He told me before she came that she was asking for somewhere secret to stay for a short time . |
| 17 | Soviet subsidies to Vietnam ended in late 1990 , and the American embargo — which includes a veto on IMF loans to Vietnam — looks set to stay for the immediate future . |
| 18 | And that 's when Gooch will say farewell , having decided before the tour not to stay for the final fortnight . |
| 19 | Colonel Ford , worried that he was losing his veteran Captain of skirmishers , had begged d'Alembord to stay for the impending campaign and implicit in the Colonel 's plea was a promise that d'Alembord would receive the next vacant majority in the battalion . |
| 20 | The ballet was not originally announced for the London season , but the company was persuaded to stay for an extra week and The Witch was premiered on 18 August the night before the last . |
| 21 | The authorities in Tripoli shift ed senior officers around from one post to another at relatively frequent intervals ; the officers themselves said that was not because the government was particularly concerned to create an impartial force ( such as a Gendarmerie or Guardia Civil ) , but because their loyalty was suspect : if they worked in their home areas , or stayed for a long spell of duty in one district , they might acquire a following of dissidents . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Also in attendance were PERRY FARRELL and a bare-chested SLASH , although neither stayed for the after-show party at a sleazy ten-pin bowling alley , where a fun knock-out contest was held . |
| 24 | At Hunstead Park from May nineteen eighty nine until May nineteen ninety , both parents stayed for the first week and thereafter supported the plaintiff in taking her back for home visits , every weekend plus a week at Christmas and Easter . |
| 25 | Councillors stayed for the entire show to make sure nothing untoward occurred , which meant SIMON DUDFIELD had to keep his fly buttoned for once . |
| 26 | I also stayed for the required time that politeness dictates . |
| 27 | This time around , most of the crowd stayed for the full set yet the number of people gathered at The Arena told its own story of one band 's fall from grace . |