Example sentences of "were [adj] to stay [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said Muslim civilians could be evacuated or were free to stay in the enclave and Serb forces would allow the sick and wounded to leave the area . |
| 2 | Many dealers were content to stay on the sidelines until the publication of April trade figures later in the day . |
| 3 | They were content to stay in the back-streets of our towns making their own coffins and providing a much needed service to a community which was either unqualified , unwilling or unable to extend to such outrageous luxuries . |
| 4 | This would offer a considerable threat to the future supply of labour were it not for the fact that agriculture also attracts a disproportionate number of school-leavers — more , in fact , than it could possibly cope with if they were all to stay in the industry . |
| 5 | THE drivers of three 30-tonne lorries were able to stay behind the wheel for longer than the legal limit because they managed to cheat the ‘ spy in the cab ’ . |
| 6 | THE drivers of three 30-tonne lorries were able to stay behind the wheel for longer than the legal limit because they managed to cheat the ‘ spy in the cab ’ . |
| 7 | When a member of the royal family died , their lords and ladies-in-waiting were obliged to stay by the bed while the head was sawn open and examined . |
| 8 | the kids were terrified to stay in the house . |