Example sentences of "to stay [prep] [art] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A few days before Michael came home , our daughter-in-law Pippa came to stay for a few days , bringing Emily , who was to go to a boarding-school in Yorkshire . |
| 2 | Avril found out the very next evening when Peter drove her to her daughter 's house to stay for a few days . |
| 3 | In some homes it is possible to stay for a few days or a week at a time either occasionally or on a regular basis . |
| 4 | And now that Lucy had resolved to stay for a few days , she decided to tell her aunt to expect her when she saw her . |
| 5 | ‘ I then wrote to Gwen , inviting myself to stay for a few weeks . |
| 6 | So , I made up my mind from then : ‘ right , I 'll have to stay with the black guys 'cause I am black . ’ |
| 7 | It could also have the effect of suggesting to girls that activities society regards as ‘ male ’ are pleasurable and rewarding , and therefore encourage them to stay with the male-dominated subjects — science , technology and mathematics throughout secondary schooling . |
| 8 | ‘ Well , I try not to stay with the same methods . |
| 9 | Because each species has a tendency to stay in a particular strata in the tall forest , they seldom compete for the same food . |
| 10 | They were to stay in the worst conditions imaginable for a month , before they were all sent to a detention camp at Kedos , in the mountains of Anatolia . |
| 11 | AA Roadwatch advised motorists to use common sense when driving and to stay on the main roads . |
| 12 | Remember to wear walking shoes , and to stay on the marked footpaths as accidents have occurred . |
| 13 | His sister , he explained , had married a Tongan , and the couple now lived in Mainz : not perhaps the most attractive of men , he had been invited out to stay among the substantial ladies of the islands to see if he , too , could forge any links . |
| 14 | It was usual for the Girls to stay at the English Girls ' Club when they first arrived . |