Example sentences of "[modal v] pay a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A policeman told me I should pay a policeman to escort me to a taxi . ’ |
| 2 | Mr Lawrie said the recommendation that he should pay a sum to the council to be fixed by the Scottish Secretary is unreasonable . |
| 3 | Winter walkers in Scotland should pay a visit to the Loch of Strathbeg , by the sea 30 miles north of Aberdeen off the A952 at Crimond . |
| 4 | Magical , mystical , fascinating and colourful , the culture and way of life in the Orient is so very different from our own that everyone should pay a visit at least once during their lifetime . |
| 5 | a part payment of money , which is made so that the seller will not sell the goods to anyone else : You must pay a deposit to the hotel if you want them to keep a room free for you compare earnest(1) 3 an act or action of depositing : The rate of the river 's deposit of mud is about one inch a year deposit account n. a bank account which earns interest and usu. from which money can be taken out only if advance notice is given . |
| 6 | Most people who want to watch tapes from abroad must pay a video or photographic shop at least 25 pounds to transfer just half an hour 's viewing . |
| 7 | But investors must pay a price for this increased safety — not all of any gains are reflected in the trusts ' performances . |
| 8 | If the plate falls the player must pay a forfeit . |
| 9 | A SOCCER club boss who admitted displaying illegal advertising signs at his ground must pay a £150 penalty . |
| 10 | Single people on non-sailing holidays , or anyone requiring single occupancy of a double room , must pay a supplement . |
| 11 | Every sojourner in Fort William simply must pay a visit to Glen Nevis , even giving preference to it over the train journey to Mallaig if time is limited . |
| 12 | Second , until the abolition of stamp duty in 1993 , institutions must pay a tax of 0.5% when they buy shares ( for instance , as part of an arbitrage transaction ) , while market makers do not have to pay this tax . |
| 13 | She writes that , indeed , when there were balls or fêtes , there was sometimes a queue for the public lavatories , and then a rich bourgeois might pay a nobleman 's servant as much as four louis d'or to be conducted to his master 's privy . |
| 14 | Person 1 might pay a price P 1 to have a quantity Q produced by a competitive supplier pricing at marginal cost . |
| 15 | So it might pay a mother to wait for a few days and see what happened to the baby . |
| 16 | ‘ No , I 'll pay a call this afternoon . ’ |
| 17 | Do n't worry about that , I 'll pay a bit more for you . |
| 18 | We 'll pay a £5 Boots voucher for every one printed in the paper and a £25 voucher for the one judged the best of the year . |
| 19 | I 'm paying someone , I 'll pay a Y T S guy to do it and that |
| 20 | Then we 'll pay a visit to your friend at Kahlenbergerdorf . ’ |
| 21 | We 'll pay a visit there next , but first … . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Maybe we 'll pay a visit to Calypso 's Cave … ’ |
| 23 | Next week on Ideas in Action we 'll pay a visit to the Brighton Youth Orchestra , and |
| 24 | At one time a we 'd pay a year 's salary or two year 's salary . |
| 25 | ‘ Ca n't think you 'd pay a penny to see mine , ’ said Joe . |
| 26 | ‘ Any fellow that 'd pay a pound a bottle for dirty water — water that could very well carry typhoid , ’ Frank said severely , ‘ should have his head examined too . |
| 27 | ‘ I thought I could pay a bit each week outa yower wages and Jack 's , but now 'e 's leavin' us , – she wept even louder . |
| 28 | They could pay a shilling each to come in , and sixpence for refreshments . |
| 29 | He could pay a lot of cash , too . ’ |
| 30 | The government has not at this stage , legislated in this area , but I understand in their next White Paper , they probably will take away the ceiling that presently exists , so that a rich offender could pay a lot more for his fine than er a person of average means . |