The thought stayed with her until last September, when she decided to buy.

It was hard not remembering what he was like, but for some reason the thought hadn't stayed with me.

The thought stayed with him and would not be dispelled.

But the thought didn't stay with her for long.

The thought I'd fought so long wouldn't stay out of my mind any longer.

Then another thought came into his mind and stayed there.

Those thoughts stayed with her during a journey that seemed to take twice as long on the return.

But thoughts of Edith stayed with him all that evening.

But the thought did not stay with her; affection drove it off.

The thought turned into a resolution and stayed with her through the term.