outstaying

Many of the journalists had spent the better part of Sunday waiting for Strauss-Kahn's arraignment and were clearly outstaying their welcome as far as some of the court police were concerned.

All eyes on Dominique Strauss-Khan for his turn in the dock 2011

The stories (quick, to the point, and never outstaying their welcome) make me think more about their storytelling techniques than most of the current releases I have flicked through.

2010 March « The Graveyard 2010

The stories (quick, to the point, and never outstaying their welcome) make me think more about their storytelling techniques than most of the current releases I have flicked through.

Preface To Some Thoughts « The Graveyard 2010

The legacy is actually a bit mixed - Captain Cook, who was the first European to visit Hawaii, died there after outstaying his welcome.

Nigel Sheinwald: A Fond Farewell From Washington Nigel Sheinwald 2012

Perhaps you're in danger of outstaying your welcome, he said.

Short story: Barthelme by Joanna Kavenna 2011

I wondered if she worried about outstaying her welcome with me, but admitted to myself she wasn't thinking about me.

Lillia Sarah Sarai 2010

Carver's smartest tactic was never outstaying his welcome.

GreenCine Daily: Jindabyne. 2007

He had knocked around after that, showing up here and there to sponge off of old friends and outstaying his welcome.

Archive 2009-11-01 Johnny Pez 2009

N, at the risk of outstaying my welcome/'over-posting', I'd like to clarify my last post: the model for state comprehensive education I referred to in my last post is one which has been proved to work _ it just hasn't been rolled out everywhere because of an anti-deluvian attachment of parts of the teaching profession to mixed ability teaching.

Ironic Ducks Newmania 2007

He had knocked around after that, showing up here and there to sponge off of old friends and outstaying his welcome.

NaBloPoMo: Deuce Baggins, Private Eye - chapter 4 Johnny Pez 2009