Example sentences of "[noun pl] stayed at " in BNC.
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| 1 | If defectors stayed at home the intelligence world would be much better off as a result . |
| 2 | But student attendances after Christmas were appreciably lower , as cars stayed at home and public transport was withdrawn , and several branches decided not to start a spring course at all , or to restrict them in length . |
| 3 | The visitors stayed at Tynemouth , where finishing touches were put to the plan of campaign , one of the main objectives being to beat the notorious Newcastle offside trap . |
| 4 | Nicola 's parents stayed at her bedside until 2.30am before snatching a few hours ' sleep in a room at the hospital . |
| 5 | My first Rolex-Jackie Stewart Celebrity Challenge was in June 1984 when all the competitors and guests stayed at the Grosvenor Hotel in Chester , and the teams competing in the challenge clay pigeon shooting , shot at the North Wales Shooting School at Sealand , near Chester , run by the Jones brothers . |
| 6 | They said that almost four million workers stayed at home to protest against the tax . |
| 7 | But bosses alleged no more than two million workers stayed at home . |
| 8 | The interim dividend is 3.5p , against 3.2p , while earnings stayed at 9.2p on the higher capital . |
| 9 | Last February , Phillips and Drew , a stockbroking firm , said if interest rates stayed at 13 per cent , losses would amount to £292m . |
| 10 | In my day girls stayed at home most of the time . |
| 11 | Hannele 's arms stayed at her sides , although she tried to smile . |
| 12 | The two friends stayed at the Tuscan Villa because the music room had two Bechstein grands and the couple were working on duets . |
| 13 | Police stayed at the scene of an accident on the A66 near Bowes for three hours on Tuesday following an oil spillage . |
| 14 | The Argentine and Brazilian budget deficits stayed at 7% and 5.5% respectively of GDP in 1987 . |
| 15 | FAMILY knew of whole streets where women went out to work and men stayed at home and neglected the children . |
| 16 | Oxford Instruments stayed at two two six . |
| 17 | Today 's shares : Abbey National down one at two two seven point five , British Aerospace up six at five four five , British Airways unchanged at a hundred and thirty seven , British Gas went down two point five to two two three , while British Telecom went down one to two seven five , the Goodhead Publishing Group stayed at fifty eight , Metalbox unchanged at one O eight eight , Morland Brewers went down two to two hundred and sixty eight , but Oxford Instruments stayed at two hundred and thirty , Thames Water down four at two two eight , Trustee Savings Bank up two point five at a hundred and thirty seven point five , and today 's major movers , Reuters up twenty four at seven hundred and thirteen , and Bass up ten at one O four six . |
| 18 | Morland Brewers stayed at two six three , while Oxford Instruments went down two to two two four . |
| 19 | Then if the weather 's OK we can have a walk in the afternoon and reminisce about the days when women stayed at home and looked after their menfolk . ’ |
| 20 | By strange coincidence , two retiring Prime Ministers stayed at Chiswick House prior to their death , each at the age of fifty-seven . |
| 21 | Normally the nomes stayed at floor level , but Dorcas had taken to sending his young assistants on to the big desk in the manager 's office occasionally , where there were useful scraps of paper . |