Example sentences of "[adj] pay for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Boroughs within the royal forests were prepared to pay for exemption from their hated authority . |
| 2 | The prices quoted by the Universities Funding Council are meant to represent the maximum they are prepared to pay for student places in each subject group . |
| 3 | As environmentalists pointed out at the time of the Shetlands disaster , there is a degree of hypocrisy in expressing outrage at the spillage when such accidents are the price we seem prepared to pay for access to oil . |
| 4 | I do agree with Mr. Findlay that the public should be prepared to pay for access to private land . |
| 5 | The growth of demand for English teaching throughout the world led to an expansion of serious work in EFL at all levels , accompanied by great enthusiasm among publishers for new ideas , and international markets that were willing to pay for teaching , textbooks and high-level advice . |
| 6 | The best course must be to acquire some expertise in the procedures ; not only will this be useful in itself , but the knowledgeable haulier may find others in the business who are willing to pay for help on Customs 88 documentation . |
| 7 | Local authorities are free to pay for capital spending from revenue and thus balance the benefits of capital and revenue spending against each other . |
| 8 | But the government pays for repairing roads ; other road-users pay for the delays caused by congestion ; society at large pays for air pollution , noise and road accidents . |
| 9 | As with supplementary pension you are supposed to pay for heating out of weekly income . |
| 10 | ‘ But they are understandably reluctant to pay for research students , because they will probably go off and join the competition . |
| 11 | One is that the Bill will extend to all consumers in Scotland the option of being able to pay for water by metered charges if they wish , having the amount that they use recorded and being charged direct . |
| 12 | Sir Charles also operates a miniature health service , employing a salaried apothecary who ‘ dispenses physic to all his tenants , who are not able to pay for advice ; nor are the poor who are not his tenants , refused ’ , provided they are recommended by the clergyman . |
| 13 | ‘ Because I 've no qualifications I 'm not going to get a high paid job , so I wo n't be able to pay for childcare . |
| 14 | They will be usable to pay for child care in a range of places — workplace , local authority or private nurseries , play groups or by individual qualified carers . |
| 15 | This would include the opportunity of subsidised housing and , if this were not to be made available immediately , then additional general welfare or family benefits would be made available to pay for accommodation as necessary . |
| 16 | Grants are not available to pay for fuel bills . |
| 17 | Father may feel obliged to pay for part of the event . |
| 18 | Tax revenue is necessary to pay for government expenditure . |
| 19 | General Accident will insure you for all sums which you may be held legally liable to pay for death or injury to other persons or damage to their property , as a result of any accident involving any motor cycle which your certificate of motor insurance permits you to drive or use . |
| 20 | The General Accident will insure you for all sums which you become legally liable to pay for loss of metered water resulting directly from accidental damage to water pipes and apparatus providing service to the buildings described in the schedule . |
| 21 | 4* and 5* policies cover all sums for which the policyholder becomes legally liable to pay for loss of metered water resulting directly from accidental damage to water pipes and apparatus providing service to the buildings described in the schedule . |
| 22 | Father 's going to take you to market tomorrow , where there 'll be crowds of people ready to pay for entertainment ! |