Example sentences of "[prep] paying the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Who broke into your house in the middle of the night and , after paying the usual compliments to your stereo , got on with the job of pouring scorn on your most cherished convictions ? |
| 2 | She ca n't afford to buy records and books , she can no longer afford the rent on her black-and-white TV , and she is now in debt after paying the final instalment of her poll tax for 1991 . |
| 3 | Instead of paying the normal £3.40 for each prescription , you can pay £17.60 for a four month ticket , or £48.50 for a yearly one . |
| 4 | This island has a liberty of brewing whisky without being under the necessity of paying the usual excise duty to the Government . " |
| 5 | This island has a liberty of brewing whisky without being under the necessity of paying the usual excise duty to the Government . " |
| 6 | At the same time the government did not push its reforms as far as some supporters wished ; it did not , for example , place the onus on union members to contract in rather than out of paying the political levy and has done little to break down national wage bargaining which pays little attention to different local labour market conditions . |
| 7 | Following the hearing , Mr Scott Vendrely , 29 , a military policeman who has served in Britain since 1987 , faces the prospect of paying the outstanding £538 bill for two years ' poll tax for his British wife Stephanie . |
| 8 | Eventually , they supposed , some means would be found of paying the wretched girl off , when Philip came to his senses . |
| 9 | The Bill proposes that hoards be kept intact and that the practise of paying the full market value of the objects to the finder should be extended to the entire hoard . |
| 10 | And there are 30 prizes of £175 to go towards paying the dreaded Poll Tax . |
| 11 | They include the contents of the late publisher 's mansion in Oxfordshire , and the money raised will go towards paying the enormous debts on his estate . |
| 12 | Is it worth paying the extra money to a company in order to guarantee good quality support and back-up ? |
| 13 | When there is a certain amount of risk involved in an event , most promoters opt for paying the minimum amount of guarantee possible against a larger percentage for the artist . |
| 14 | The museum is in the record books for paying the highest auction price for an old master : Pontormo 's Portrait of Duke Cosimo I de'Medici . |
| 15 | THE deadline for paying the final 70p instalment on your electricity shares has now gone . |
| 16 | When serving out of England and Wales , the court fixes in the case of a default summons , or in a fixed date action to which Ord 17 , r11 ( automatic directions ) applies , the time for delivering an admission or defence or for paying the total claim and costs into court , and in any other case a return day ( Ord 8 , rr 2(3) , 4 and 7 ) . |
| 17 | But , you know , the situation is difficult in that if the people did move in there 's not a lot you can do about it because it would mean that you would have to surrender the lease , which means you 've let the guarantors off the hook for paying the then and you 're left without a tenant whatsoever . |
| 18 | Benefit can not be claimed to assist with paying the remaining 20% . |
| 19 | Thus , when in Trusthouse Forte Albany Hotels Ltd v Daejan Investments Ltd ( No 1 ) [ 1980 ] 256 EG 915 the lease under which the rent reviewer was acting as an expert did not provide for interest to compensate the landlord for the tenant 's delay in paying the increased rent , the court refused to imply the missing term . |
| 20 | Moreover , disc junkies are said to spend hours happily bending over and going through the layers of CDs , are always hunting for a bargain and collectable item , and seldom believe in paying the full listed price . |
| 21 | Although most people will have to pay the community charge , certain groups will be exempt from paying the personal or collective charge . |
| 22 | Suchlike suspicions did not deter prospective travellers from paying the high prices asked for such authentic delicacies ; maybe even encouraged brisker sales . |
| 23 | In some cases students wishing to take an open audition for the full-time course may do so without paying the usual audition fee . |
| 24 | The following Sunday Pat Muldoon stood in what had formerly been his local church at Gross Pointe , Michigan , and sang to the heavens , ‘ If I can help somebody , as I go along , then my living will not be in vain … . ’ without paying the slightest attention to the meaning of the words . |
| 25 | The final day for selling the shares without paying the last instalment is 26 March . |
| 26 | 1823 " Now direct the Collector to pay Twenty pounds Sterling as the sum formerly stented , and to be appropriated for the suppression of thieves — of which sum the Collector will be discharged on paying the same to Mr. McAlpine … for his outlay on his dwelling house . " |
| 27 | Does the Secretary of State accept that the answer that he has given on paying the guaranteed minimum pension to the Maxwell pensioners is wholly inadequate ? |
| 28 | But you always evaded this question , saying your allowance from home would not stretch to paying the extra rent . |
| 29 | Most lenders ' discounts are for a limited period only , after which you will revert to paying the standard rate — this table provides a guide to lenders ' competitiveness , which should be taken into account when making your mortgage choice . |
| 30 | An individual who belonged to Israel had no choice with respect to paying the poor tithe . |