He was very sorry he was so pushed, and so was everybody; they wished he could stay longer, but they said they could see it couldn't be done.
He was here only a quarter of an hour, and in a state of agitation which did not allow the full use even of the time he could stay--but that there had been misunderstandings he decidedly said.
If he could stay only a couple of days, he ought to come; and one can hardly conceive a young man's not having it in his power to do as much as that.
He could stay in Paris only a few weeks, and Whistler liked his American frankness in saying that his portrait must be done by a certain date, and, though unaccustomed to be tied to time, Whistler agreed.
He started one day for Charenton on the steamboat, his pockets, as usual, empty, and he was there for as long as he could stay.
He told me that if I would promise to be an obedient tenant, and agree to fish for him the same as I had been doing before, and pay the expense of the summons, I could stay.
The substance of it was just what I have stated-that if we would fish to Mr. Bruce on these terms, we could stay on the land; and if not, then we would have to go.
The Chevalier Raiberti had spoken to him in my behalf, and he had laid the matter before the king and also before the Count d'Aglie, and the result was that I could stay as long as I liked.
The interpreter told me in a whisper that the fellow was certainly paid by the other side to put me to trouble, but that if I liked to bribe him I could stay where I was.
He had said when he came that he could stay but a few hours and had ordered his coach to await him below.
Next came the owner of the house and said we must move; he wanted the house, but it was so big he'd just bring his family in; we could stay till we got one.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "could stay" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
