How To Use Stay on In A Sentence

He will stay on as nonexecutive chairman. Times, Sunday Times
A detailed list of specific sounds is often compiled in pre-production but once filming starts it is important for the sound recordist (also known as the location mixer) to stay on their toes and capture any audio that may be required later.
When the material is then sieved and the finer fraction sent to the assay furnace the gold particles could stay on the screen and be left out.
Phillip did well to stay on him because I thought he was going to go through the rails.
So much so that when they asked her to stay on to do the Pat Kenny show later, the old stager led with the image of the burning cross himself. The Priest

No apartments were available and most hotels permitted a guest to stay only 5 days.
She advises that when he gets to Ithaca he should stay one night with the swineherd.
He was one of three loyalists who went to Downing Street to plead with her to stay on.
For eight white-knuckled seconds, he had to try to stay on that jolting, snorting, corkscrewing half-ton of steak on the hoof.
You stay on the right side of the line between love and infatuation and build a strong relationship. The Sun
‘We are already seeing overnighters who have digressed from the tourist drive after seeing our billboards, instantly becoming so comfortable that they stay on for another night or two,’ John said.
He is persuaded to stay on to keep a criminal mastermind alive long enough to spill the beans. Times, Sunday Times
Before I could get a clear reading on everything she asked in a Chinese accent, “You checky out now or stay one more night?” The Coldest Winter Ever
Asked if he would stay on as head coach, Obradovic said: ‘That would lead me straight to a madhouse.’
Whether they were hired hands or cattlemen themselves, handling cattle offered the chance to stay on a horse. The Times Literary Supplement
The crowd of 30 heard he could stay on the infant's site while awaiting trial. The Sun
Some might stay on indefinitely, happy with a job suited to their talents, (like re-up'ing a 'careerist' in the public-employee military service). An idea to save newspapers (Jack Bog's Blog)
She was taken aback that they would persist in trying to convince her that she should stay on with them, when she had so many business callings that she could never commit to one single thing.
Moreover, because all the system files stay on a read-only device, it is most unlikely that they are inadvertently tampered with by anybody.
The ferry arrived on Saturday evening and we instantly agreed to stay on the boat and to go elsewhere.
Try to break your pattern of self-sacrifice and self-sabotage, and stay on the road to good health.
All drivers have to do to pass each other safely is to stay on their side of the road.
Lacklustre performance failed to convince many to stay once the moratorium expired, however, prompting RAB to review its business and move to delist – a move formally announced last Friday.
No less than 31 presenters have been recruited to introduce programmes throughout the festival, and some will stay on with their own studio shows afterwards.
The old lady's even told him he's welcome to stay on for a bit, after I've gone back to uni. GO!
In fact, it was just about impossible to stay on Eighth Avenue all night long, like Father Time did, and not see a hell of a lot. Manchild in the Promised Land
Light drizzle is falling, but the players stay on court.
Stay on my wing! Head for the command ship's hangar.
The old lady's even told him he's welcome to stay on for a bit, after I've gone back to uni. GO!
You can say no to unreasonable requests but still stay on good terms with people. The Sun
The company will have to expand if it wants to stay on top.
It was a difficult task, he said, but so far they had managed to stay on top of it.
Would you like to stay on the line?
Easing the transition, the FDA said two other CFC-propelled products, one that uses a combination of ipratropium and albuterol and another that uses pirbuterol, may stay on the market until Dec. 31, 2013. FOXNews.com
Ok, maybe nanna would let me stay on my own at the beach house?
It becomes clear that he is getting inside assistance in his bid to stay one step ahead. The Sun
He believes it will increase the number of youngsters who choose to stay on at school or go to college.
I have nothing against Mick and would have liked him to stay on as manager until the end of the season.
George, stay on that white horse and remember to leave the nitty-gritty to me.
Here, the players grappled like bears and fought like tigers to stay on their feet.
The scenes with acker were exceptional. she should get her own show, or BETTER YET, she should ditch ‘happy town’ and stay on this show full time!!! 'Dollhouse' premiere: Lies within lies and hot geek-chic sex | EW.com
Almost half of those surveyed regularly give in to temptation and spend around 15 per hotel stay on minibar treats. The Sun
If she chose to stay on the line as O'Reilly "climaxed," and if she was indeed taping it, then she was consciously enablingâeven stagingâthe very trauma for which she is now seeking multi-million-dollar recompense. Archive 2004-10-01
You can say no to unfair requests and still stay on good terms with people. The Sun
Even if the bombers don't directly target civilians, the unexploded bomblets stay on the ground as land mines, and pose a continuing threat to civilians.
But they have to stay one step ahead of the black-furred and eyeless aliens, who lumber like bears with the speed of wolves and whose snapping maws contain multiple rows of phosphorescently purple teeth. Marshall Fine: HuffPost Review: Attack the Block
Most of them stay on the hillsides all the winter but if it turns very cold they will come down to lowland rivers. Times, Sunday Times
The ship is embarking several relatives of the ship's company at Stavanger who will stay on board the ship for her final passage back to Devonport where she is expected to arrive on July 27.
You can say no to unfair demands and still stay on good terms with people. The Sun
Most of the members have returned to their homeland and the local recruits did not stay on very long.
Stay on the uphill side of the trail as you approach the switchback.
You toe the line or you don't stay on the team!
Benton guided the paint around the scrub pine which marked the beginning of the timberline, careful to stay on the thin trail now under two inches of fresh snow.
After the end of varsity in 1997, I decided to stay on in Dunedin and job hunt.
They needed to stay on the pathway that led towards the only oasis in the desert and to the only village strong enough to live in this heat.
I believe that 'teenage' is the product of over-extended schooling and that some people really need to be in the world of work by the age of 14 (the government now wants people to stay on until 18!) they would be more fulfilled and behave better in the community for it too. Whacko ?
While they do not mind if they stay on the coast, they would like to be close enough to a beach, so they can sunbathe and swim regularly.
Barefoot and with hair unkempt, hippies paid 9p to stay on rooftops in the old town. Times, Sunday Times
You can say no to unfair requests and still stay on good terms with people. The Sun
Stay on the line if you want to report a fallen powerline or live on a rural feeder and have lost power supply.
So when Knapp introduces that "why" question, if you're not careful to sidestep here and stay on point, you'll end up running down a rabbit trail and end in what I refer to as wrestling with the snake. Apprising Ministries
Do, however, stay on the phone for a few seconds after the all-important beep, and sigh audibly into the receiver.
With Sachin Tendulkar out through injury and Sourav Ganguly likely to stay on the sidelines, it will be interesting to see who Chappell pitchforks into the opening slot alongside Virender Sehwag.
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We asked him to stay on as youth leader for another year.
Lampard called Capello a "top manager" who he's "enjoyed working with" and that he'd also like for the Italian to stay on. The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed
He ducked and dodged around the buildings, trying to lose his pursuers but they managed to stay on his tail.
Having waived any claims to a bonus, he will stay on until January to advise on the sale. Times, Sunday Times
Barefoot and with hair unkempt, hippies paid 9p to stay on rooftops in the old town. Times, Sunday Times
The issue of whether the manager or the player is the better long-term asset centres on how much longer Ferguson plans to stay on and whether his influence will be exerted on the succession regime. Who do Manchester United value most: Sir Alex Ferguson or Wayne Rooney?
Going to weekly meetings could be the incentive you need to stay on track. The Sun
Kerry failed to register a score in the last quarter and it was fitting that Sheridan, with two late points, should ensure Meath stay on course to regain a title they last won in 1997.
Roy Keane will promptly confirm his retirement from international football, but Kerr will stay on.
Police ordered the picketers to stay on the sidewalk, set up wooden barricades to pen them in and told strikers to extinguish the fires in oil drums they lit to stay warm.
Those who stay on will get a $3,000 bonus once the deal is ratified and an annual bonus of at least 3 per cent of salary. Times, Sunday Times
We have to be in three hours before flight, and stay one hour after for debriefs and paperwork.
Are you self-directed, self-motivated, comfortable with computers, like to read and write, self-disciplined, independent and able to stay on task?
By my mileometer you stay on this road for 7.7 miles.
Their wild, headlong struggle to stay one step ahead of the truth grabs the viewer from the first and simply never lets go.
You may eventually notice that bishops stay on a single color, that pawns don't move very fast, or that the queen is feared by other pieces.
In dismissing the idea of a "truth and reconciliation commission," Obama also recognizes that the Republicans would show no remorse for the Bush administration's actions; that they would insist that there is nothing to "reconcile" -; and that they would stay on the attack, pummeling the Democrats as weak, overly sympathetic to terrorists, and endangering national security. Printing: Democrats' 'Battered Wife Syndrome'
Observers point out that a decision by Jiang to stay on as party secretary would likely lead to factional infighting within the party.
But since his commitment level to the ideals he professes is ZERO ... he can't remember how to stay on political track. Obama confronts Internet rumors with new Web site
Tootle seems to be essentially a cautionary tale, warning the child to stay on the narrow road of virtue.
I will not hear of any lofty titles as long as I stay on this island!
Would he care to stay on for a bite to eat?
It is melted and then refrozen and has to be monitored by an ‘ice doctor’ who has to stay on site for the week.
The new $10 _ featuring shades of orange, yellow and red _ will join colorized versions of the $20 bill and the $50 bill as the Bureau of Engraving and Printing attempts to stay one step ahead of counterfeiters and ever-more sophisticated copying machines. The new $10 bill is coming
You can say no to unfair demands and still stay on good terms with people. The Sun
Fried foods, such as tempura, are items to avoid if you're trying to stay on a bodybuilding diet.
Playing a mixed bag of jazz, funk, fusion and R & B, the group became a mainstay on the Calgary scene, packing the tiny bar with audiences hungry for hot music.
We'll publish pictures no one will publish, we'll show video no one will show, and we'll stay on it 24/7 until the truth penetrates through the lies and equivocations.
They may stay on the periphery watching the recess-time basketball games and jump-rope competitions from the sidelines of the playground.
You can paint the prop if you like, but copper-based paint won't stay on a bronze prop (nor bronze rudders and struts) for long.
However, he says, today the main impulse is to try to make the books as distinct as possible because they need to stay on the shelves longer. Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Snippets
All right, people, stay on the ground… this is a stick-up.
Stay on the subject throughout your essay so that your argument is not submerged in meaningless detail. A Short Guide to Writing About History
Hmm - We can wrap your feet so that a pair will stay on long enough to get you to a bootery. \par Time Enough For Love
Are you self-directed, self-motivated, comfortable with computers, like to read and write, self-disciplined, independent and able to stay on task?
Steve McCormack will stay on as coach and work with a football supremo who could be appointed within the next fortnight.
Unlike therapists who deal with psychological problems, coaches help their clients establish business goals and stay on track.
Guests who stay on over the Friday and Saturday nights and also have dinner in the hotel will receive free accommodation.
He had managed to arrange to stay on in Adelaide.
Mr Wong will stay on as our manager pro tem.
I was hoping they would stretch a point and let me stay on for a while.
The biggest problem is the grey area where people stay on the right side of libel laws but say hurtful things. Times, Sunday Times
He is persuaded to stay on to keep a criminal mastermind alive long enough to spill the beans. Times, Sunday Times
Women like her seldom stay on an even keel. Even the smallest things upset them.
I had to stay on the island for three days until there was a direct flight back to London. Times, Sunday Times
Indeed, if he chooses to stay on as boss despite his previous comments, he will cover himself in dishonour and will never be forgiven by many fans.
Stay on this road for two miles then turn left.
I'm not sure whether to resign or stay on.
Stay on the main track, bearing left at the fork two miles in.
The cowboy uses one arm to hold onto the handhold and has to try to stay on for eight seconds.
Of course it's easier to stay on the sofa.But once you get up, put on your workout gear and get moving, you'll be glad that you did.
According to one of the law's backers, state Senator John Girgenti, the law makes it easier for sex offenders to stay on the straight and narrow, "reducing the risk of them being tempted to be a repeat offender. - Boing Boing
You can gain my help, but you couldnt' stay on me.
Meaning that a person will "bide" or stay only so long as he can get anything, or serve his own purpose. The Proverbs of Scotland
These days, rodeos are more than simply the locals having a laugh and a bet on whether someone can stay on a bucking bull.
Not only is it the favourite supermini with British buyers, it is on course to stay on top of the sales chart again this year. The Sun
To see the little filly stay on to beat such a high-class field was the thrill of a lifetime. The Sun
The sale had not gone through because Anil wanted to stay on as a warehouseman.
My feet would not stay on the ground I was so bouncy.
When you're using your truck for removing shrubs or small trees, use a long cable to stay on the pavement where possible.
He finds it difficult to stay on / stick to the straight and narrow for long.
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Some folk may be tempted to stay on the sidelines and keep cash in the bank or building society.
It was not clear where the remains were bound after rebel leaders said that they would stay on the train until international investigators arrived at the scene. Times, Sunday Times
He was always close to the lead, but could only stay on one-paced in the closing stages and may have found the surface on the fast side.
The case of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, the Iranian woman whose death by stoning is ever-imminent, has become a mainstay on the docket of news reportage which dutifully highlights the savagery of Islamic law. Beenish Ahmed: Damsels in Distress: Using Victimized Women as Political Ploys
Travelling in for the night events is an option but, as with most weekenders, you only get the full feel if you stay on-site for the weekend.
The way to be successful in business is always to stay one jump ahead of your competitors.
Relative to the direction of the setting sun, the songbirds wanted to fly in a direction that was 90 degrees counterclockwise from the detected magnetic field in order to stay on a northward track.
Stay on the cutting edge of change but maintain a businesslike approach.
Take in savings from synergies and the price suggests an earnings multiple of about eight, while existing management are being given an incentive to stay on. Times, Sunday Times
A conservative PAC is raising money to run an ad on Alaska airwaves that paints Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski as an entitled 'princess' and crybaby for deciding to stay on the ballot as a write-in candidate in November after her loss to to tea party favorite Joe Miller in last month's primary. Lisa Murkowski Painted As 'Princess,' Crybaby In Conservative Ad (VIDEO)
Stay on the left and let it come up close, jumping over its lightning bolts in the process.
Anyone with a slight exhibitionist streak can don a frilly nightcap and stay on this iron bed in full view of the neighbours, with a chair, candle and a "door to nowhere" for comfort.
It's better not to outstay one's welcome, especially on a first visit.
They're recognizably human characters with serious problems of their own and lives that don't always stay on placid waters.
The same year he met the girl who was to become his wife and decided to stay on and look for a job.
This time he will stay on the sidelines. Times, Sunday Times
Further, because the workpiece and OD wheel stay on this one machine, and the belt does not have to be changed, the company says maintaining part accuracy is greatly improved.
Stay on this road for two miles then turn left.
You stay one step ahead at work and one move ahead when buying or selling. The Sun
Some of the wildfowl known as ruddy ducks tend to fly to Spain for the winter and then stay on for the spring mating season.
Rose would then stay on for a short handover period. Times, Sunday Times
A show with few viewers won't stay on the air: On commercial television, no advertisers will buy space.
The charge of anthropomorphism is so threatening to some white coats that, like unreconstructed Cartesians (or the current administration), they have to ignore all relevant facts to stay on course. Zoologically Correct
To be fair to Walden he does occasionally lighten the mood and once with one of my all time favourite gags from a comedian who bloomed very late but is one of the few old entertainers to truly stay on form .. Archive 2007-07-22
When their initial lure had played out, the pioneers of the West found other attractions to induce them to stay on.
If we are to stop our haemorrage of votes in the north west of Wales, and keep hold of some sort of middle-ground unifying 'one nationism' that Plaid is now claiming, we need Huw Lewis to stay on the backbenches. Huw sees red-green
It's better not to outstay one's welcome, especially on a first visit.
The aim is to stay on the beat, switch smoothly between moves, and avoid repetition. Times, Sunday Times
I mean pushing daisies is a great show, so he better stay with it and fight for it to stay on air, instead of like tonight it being replaced with DANCING WITH THE STARS. Pushing Daisies Creator Bryan Fuller to Return to Heroes? | /Film
As the direction demands, they stay on point, rendering Beckett's dark humour with an appropriate sense of impersonality and detachment.
Separated by the confines of the performance space, dancers perform the unsuggestible or move the figures in sexually provocative ways to excite a growing crowd and entice them to stay on their side.
One day he has had enough; the next day he is cajoled to stay on.
We asked him to stay on as youth leader for another year.
All too often," we lifeguards stay on the beach singing lifeguard songs and having lifeguard meetings. Christianity Today
Blue orchard bees typically stay on the job despite weather that sends other bees buzzing back to their snug hives.
Stay on in this sham marriage and you'll probably become bitter and spiteful. The Sun
Like all the best criminals, spammers have agile minds and always manage to stay one step ahead of the filter technology.
Safina — Start strong and stay on top of rallies with first-strike tennis. Australian Open women's final preview: Safina vs. Serena
Naturalists with sturdy sea legs can take a trip out to the gannetry at Bass Rock or stay on land and observe it from North Berwick's Sea Life Centre.
We hope he will stay on as manager at the end of his contract.
His males are braggarts whose emotions stay on the surface: if they have interior lives, Walsh isn't interested in them.
They stay on message, find mistakes, and promote their product.
So Lydia, Dena and Miss Lightbody who had managed to stay on as a companion and housekeeper, largely unpaid, moved into the dower house. THE AMBASSADOR'S WOMEN
Join them with a stay at this rustic farmhouse with shared accommodation, the only place to stay on the island. Times, Sunday Times
The biggest problem is the grey area where people stay on the right side of libel laws but say hurtful things. Times, Sunday Times
The aircraft immediately veered to the left and required right rudder inputs to stay on the runway.
He avoided being struck off but was handed a formal reprimand that will stay on his teaching record. The Sun
Companies are using every trick in the book to stay one step in front of their competitors.
It finally erupted when Mozart asked for permission to stay on for a few days in Vienna to collect some outstanding fees.
Tennis balls stay on the racket strings for only a few milliseconds and are several feet away by the time a signal from your hand can travel to your brain and back to generate a correction.
He is convinced that one day he will indeed walk again and convinces you that he will stay on the case for as long as it takes. Times, Sunday Times
A continuation of this positive outlook hinged on the commitment of the Government to stay on course in the reform process, he added.
He bargained to stay on until the new Securities Act is passed.
My 13-year-old son has no problem with balance and control on his windsurfing rig, but I struggle to stay on the board, never mind hauling up the sail, when I usually fall in!
Today, aged 77, he is taking more of a back-seat in local affairs, choosing to stay on only as a parish councillor although he has recently become a churchwarden at the village's Church of the Epiphany.
You can gain my help, but you couldnt' stay on me.
The film's middle section is largely a retread in the vein of Presumed Innocent or No Way Out, in which the hero juggles evidence and witnesses to try and stay one step ahead of his own investigation.
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Gill decided to stay on at university to do further research.
Our role, according to the O, is to be "lathered," to stay on the "fringe" -- in other words we must be depicted as irrational, not as ordinary, average citizens who examine history, motives and facts and have reasons for the concerns we raise. TOPOFF 4: A Teachable Moment for Portland and America
A formal offer will only be made to Fischer if he agrees to stay on after his term finishes at the end of April, said the person who declined to be identified because a decision hasn't been made yet. BusinessWeek.com --
Hillary Clinton should stay on the ballot and give Americans a TRUE choice: not too left and not too right not too old and not too young not too hawkish and not too doveish Clinton campaigns in SD, hits McCain on Farm Bill
As awareness of the trick has grown, the conmen have been using increasingly devious tactics to stay one step ahead of the banks and the police. Times, Sunday Times
You want to stay on, filing stories destined for front pages.
What he, in fact every one of us needs, is to strike a balance and stay on an even course.
Lee, who turns 80 Tuesday, told the Sunday Times newspaper in an exclusive interview published Sunday that he will stay on as senior minister for as long as he can be of use to the cabinet.
Gill decided to stay on at university to do further research.
Rose would then stay on for a short handover period. Times, Sunday Times
Can he stay on-message amid the daily meat grinder that is a presidential primary in the age of blogs and Twitter? The Fix: Good Newt and Bad Newt
This design is ideal for the antitragus-challenged; heck, these would stay on even if you were also missing your NYT > Home Page
While most of use were struggling to stay on the roads, the all-wheel-drive cars swanned along with barely a feather ruffled.
Pupils there are forbidden to bring sandwiches and have to stay on site at lunchtime so they can't buy fast food in local cafes. Times, Sunday Times
She had to stay on her best behaviour and dance to his tune.
You stay one step ahead at work and one move ahead when buying or selling. The Sun

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