Example sentences of "to stay [adv] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , she was telling the story of a man who was travelling over the moor and it was many years ago on horseback and er he was completely lost and wan , it was getting dark and he wanted to stay somewhere for the night and he sort of travelled and could n't see anywhere and eventually down a long drive he saw a house wi , blazing with lights so he went down this house and er , all the windows were alight , you know were lit up and he knocked at the door and knocked at the door , and knocked at the door and could n't get any answer , no one ever came to the door so in desperation he thought well this is no good ! |
| 2 | ‘ But you want to stay on for a couple more days ? |
| 3 | Would he care to stay on for a bite to eat ? |
| 4 | Using a pre-set timer , the lights can be set to stay on for a period from 25 seconds to 12 minutes . |
| 5 | You asked if it would be possible for certain material witnesses to stay on at the Lodge for an extra night while you continue your investigations on the spot . |
| 6 | In any case , Stephen 's mother uses Hilary as an excuse to stay on at the Manor and I want rid of her . ’ |
| 7 | Goldner toyed with the offer , but decided to stay on at the Getty after negotiating a new contract that allowed him to remain in his hometown of New York most of the year ( with short stays in Malibu ) , in effect managing and adding to the Getty 's collection in absentia . |
| 8 | Falati was allowed to stay on at the house after the intervention of Mr Mandela . |
| 9 | Listen , have you got to stay on at the track , or is it possible for you to leave and come back to the hotel ? ’ |
| 10 | The truth was that Mr Wolski was sad with himself , for he did not wish to stay on at the Zoo any longer . |
| 11 | The 18th baron , who inherited the title three years ago , has sensibly decided to stay on at the Dower House , where he has been for many years . |
| 12 | The 18th baron , who inherited the title three years ago , has sensibly decided to stay on at the Dower House , where he has been for many years . |
| 13 | Negroponte , who is on two year 's leave of absence from MIT decided to stay on to the end of the present academic year . |
| 14 | The good news is that Don is prepared to stay on as a board member . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I hope to be a strong and enthusiastic supporter of the Government and I am going to stay on as a MP . ’ |
| 16 | President Arístides Pereira asked the outgoing government to stay on in a caretaker capacity until after the presidential elections due on Feb. 17 . |
| 17 | When grandfather died the farmer had allowed my grandmother and her two sons , still in their teens , to stay on in the cottage because he did n't need a new grieve ; he had an unmarried son in the big farmhouse , ready to take on the job . |
| 18 | Old Trung a toughened three-year contract coolie compelled to stay on in the plantation beyond the term because he had no money or clothes to leave , knotted the cord Dong had fetched around the neck of the cadaver with a deftness that betrayed his familiarity with the task . |
| 19 | It was clearly impossible for him to stay on in the studio . |
| 20 | James volunteered to stay on until the end of the season , and he remains in charge for tonight 's visit to Cross Keys , but Newport are opting for a complete change . |
| 21 | ‘ Let's face it , the Olympics are only once every four years and I want to stay on until the end . ’ |
| 22 | The directors Jim Johnston and Sandy Moffat are to stay on after the Deanses agreed that an independent chairman be appointed to the board . |
| 23 | ‘ If they want me to stay on after the World Cup I will consider that . |
| 24 | He could , perfectly casually have asked Lorrimer to stay on after the meeting ; why had n't he ? |
| 25 | It contains information about official and personal engagements and also reports when a Royal has asked minders to stay discreetly in the background . |
| 26 | But he wisely did n't push his luck with Thorunn , choosing to stay right at the back where he chuckled : ‘ I think David 's just about recovered . |
| 27 | Des and Rufus have agreed to stay down in the outboard and wait . |
| 28 | And if there 's no work and if there 's no means by which people can get themselves you know those sorts of basic things but you know I 'm not gon na si I I could n't say that the whole structure is going to ch change becau but I think erm I hope anyway and I do believe really that er I mean I hope that we 're going to stay together as a support group in some sort of form and Yes and there 's no way that we 're not going to support other causes in the way that we 've been supported . |
| 29 | mm , mm , were , were talking about what happens when people who have fallen in love get together and decide to stay together for a bit and its been suggested that marriage can put some strains on er what started off as a very heady mutual experience , if your lucky , let me ask you this , do you think marriage destroys love ? , button one for yes and button two for no , does marriage destroy love ? , as you understand it mm a few are not sure but thirty people have said yes , who said yes |
| 30 | While in former years parents were encouraged to stay together for the sake of their children , more recently emphasis has been put on the damage done to children by parents who do stay married but are in constant conflict . |