Example sentences of "[noun sg] pay [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The former Belfast Lord Mayor paid tribute to DUP leader Ian Paisley for his support during his divorce . |
| 2 | Moreover , it is difficult for the human mind to pay attention to the interpersonal actions and to the substantive issues at the same time . |
| 3 | A Liberal Democrat government will make pollution a high priority , while Labour pays lip-service to environmental issues and the Tories talk green but refuse to meet EC standards set for beaches , drinking water and sewage , claims Liberal Democrat candidate Suzanne . |
| 4 | So it is a good practice to pay attention to your feelings as you learn , to try to pinpoint the cause of any negative feelings , and to take steps to remedy the situation . |
| 5 | Even rival City manager Peter Reid masked his disappointment to pay tribute to the spectacular strike . |
| 6 | Each year the Royal Air Forces Association pays homage to this Church of the RAF to all of the RAF family who have died . |
| 7 | The peasantry on a manor or seigneurie paid rent to the lords in money and in service . |
| 8 | Minneapolis Institute pays tribute to long-serving trustee Bruce B. Dayton |
| 9 | If this is to happen , however , it will be necessary for those who do the work to pay heed to other researchers who have pointed out a major flaw in much readability research . |
| 10 | The magistrates ordered the council to pay compensation to one of his victims . |
| 11 | The manifesto Labour finally adopted in the 1983 election paid deference to the wishes of ‘ greens ’ , unilateralists , Irish republicans , homosexuals of both sexes , and feminists . |
| 12 | Bringing the audience up to date with the news of fund raising , operational and technical advances , which he had earlier reported to the Governors , the Chairman paid tribute to the loyal support from the public and volunteers . |
| 13 | Llansantffraid boss Graham Breeze paid tribute to the band of helpers who have worked tirelessly behind the scenes to bring the ground up to scratch . |
| 14 | Both the Chairman and the Managing Director paid tribute to the hard work and positive attitude of the Company 's staff . |
| 15 | And thirty years on … a town pays tribute to the Telstar man . |
| 16 | The director pays rent to the company . |
| 17 | In your job there are a thousand details which you and your team need to pay attention to . |
| 18 | The increased competitive pressure experienced by many US and UK companies as a result of the Japanese emphasis on reliability and the inclusion of ‘ extras ’ in basic models has made them much more aware of the need to pay attention to quality . |
| 19 | It was regrettable that the single justice had been advised that there was no need to pay regard to Meikle . |
| 20 | His reason for being in Britain was , it appeared , a desire to pay tribute to Benny Hill , the politically incorrect comedian , who was languishing in a hospital bed , following a mild heart attack . |
| 21 | Although the author pays lip-service to the idea of climbing as a form of meditation and the reward lying in the process rather than the achievement , the main thrust seems to lie in the opposite direction , in the acquisition of things . |
| 22 | And three or four years later , in an essay that is still valuable inasmuch as it is a catena diligently culled from curious reading , Pound urges readers of The Egoist to pay attention to Ovid rather than ‘ the more Tennysonian Virgil ’ . |
| 23 | In IRC v Plummer [ 1979 ] STC 793 , a " Reverse Annuity Scheme " was entered into under which a charity paid money to the taxpayer who covenanted to make annual payments to the charity for the period of five years or during the remainder of the life of the taxpayer whichever be the shorter . |
| 24 | WHAT a mixed-up lover was the tawny owl which broke into a nature park night after night to pay court to a wooden model of a female owl . |
| 25 | In the face of royal financial demands he had to bear in mind the interests of the clergy as well as his duty to the king , and he was subject to some pressure from the Pope to urge the king to pay heed to papal diplomatic overtures aimed at bringing an end to the war . |
| 26 | A plaque on a courtyard wall pays tribute to his defence of the castle , which collapsed only when cannon on loan from Elizabeth devastated the main east front , which later had to be entirely rebuilt . |
| 27 | Francois Morellet is showing ‘ Relache ’ , a series of recent works whose title pays homage to Picabia , at Liliane and Michel Durand-Dessert ( 16 January to 20 February ) while Vera Rohm 's ‘ Foto-tele ’ , monumental sculptures , are on at Nikki Diana Marquadt until the middle of January , together with large panels by Horst Haack , taken from pages of one of his albums , covered with sketches , quotations , poems and newspaper cuttings . |
| 28 | This was indeed a place of power , shunned as studiously by modern shipping as by local fishermen , and yet it was also a chance to pay homage to the mysteries moving beneath the surface of this strange island region . |
| 29 | One of the particular benefits of receiving such an accolade as Scotmedia Magazine 's Best Scottish Business Magazine 1993 is that it gives the chance to pay tribute to the hard work of the people you see listed in the blue panel adjacent to this as well as of the contributors and others instrumental in our success . |
| 30 | Businessman Tim Godwin last night paid tribute to ‘ the remarkable woman I shared 11 years of my life with ’ . |