Example sentences of "be pay for a " in BNC.

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1 The only grass that 's well cut is where people cut it themselves outside their own house but , in particular , erm , th I would like to see the supervision of the contract and that we do n't cough up the money unless the job 's done properly because I think we 're paying for a job that 's not being either done at all , or when it is being done it 's not being done well .
2 So you 're paying for a service really are n't you ?
3 A council that 's been paying for a fourteen-year-old criminal to stay in Spain has been criticised in court .
4 The old age pensioners are paying for a caravan including these , you know , facilities , and the people do n't get them !
5 Public funding is being withdrawn from research and development which is of direct benefit to growers — like the evaluation of different varieties in the National Fruit Trials at Brogdale — but the Government will still be paying for a substantial amount of horticultural research at a number of centres spread across the country .
6 Although ComputerEasy Draw is more basic than the more expensive packages , you wo n't be paying for a lot of functions that you will rarely or never use , and it 's certainly rich enough in features to make it a worthwhile investment for most everyday drawing requirements .
7 in comparison with what they would be paying for a market stall then it would be it 's way out of their their
8 ‘ I 'm paying for a star actor who can do the job of acting , not some old has-been whose memory 's gone . ’
9 Yes , so it 's , you know , it 's like two mailshots up once a quarter or whatever , minutes , and I 'm paying for a lunch .
10 And also , if if if you 're in an area like me and mine 's , if I ring my local police station , Eastwood and I 'm paying for a trunk call or an out of area call , costing me twice as much
11 A bribe of many millions of dollars was to be paid for a hostage , Peter Kilburn , by giving the captors a suitcase full of chemically treated bills ; after a few days , the bills would moulder away .
12 On the one hand , the size of the guarantee which must be paid for a famous player 's name and , on the other , how much support the player would give to the company .
13 Moreover , this has taken place against the policies of the previous party government so entrenching the instability of adversary politics as the price to be paid for a strength that really works against the moderate majority in the population at large .
14 Applicants were required to submit a research plan , and successful candidates ( now known as WIPers ) would be paid for a year of work at one of the new institutes .
15 the minimum price which may be paid for a Share shall be 25p ;
16 the maximum price which may be paid for a Share shall be not more than 5% above the average of the middle market quotations derived from the London Stock Exchange Daily Official List for the ten business days immediately preceding the date of purchase of the Share ; and
17 This will be paid for a total of 28 weeks .
18 The highest prices are expected to be paid for a 1982 Mouton Rothschild at upto £250 a bottle , but perhaps it could be topped by an outsize bid .
19 GUESTS staying in Holiday Inn hotels did n't realise they were paying for a surprise extra — a peephole for staff to spy on them in bed .
20 Angela and Chris , both 28 , thought the bride 's parents , Norman and Gladys Smith , were paying for a buffet lunch , and both families would share the reception costs .
21 As ever , the continuing disposal of Zeppelin material was a highlight , over £3,000 being paid for a Hindenberg coffee cup and saucer !
22 A mahogany double drop leaf dining table with four matching dining chairs sold for £230 ; a mahogany D-end patent leaf dining table and four matching chairs made £160 with a similar price being paid for a cast iron circular garden table .
23 And I was able to do this , so that half the fee was being paid for a three-piece suite going , some boxes , to another address , and then this bedroom suite was taking the other half of the charge back .
24 Travel expenses were paid for a maximum of three months .
25 A busy father is paying for a basket of green- groceries .
26 She found him another job and is paying for a private nurse .
27 ( j ) A point sometimes missed by students is that the deception need not relate to the reason why the accused is paying for a service .
28 Frank , who worked for the Coventry-based business for 10 years before retiring on medical grounds , is now disabled and the money is paying for a £2,127 electric wheelchair .
29 The firm 's paying for a rented flat but it 's not really big enough for us and the children . ’
30 Although this stream seems subsequently to have run into the sand , I find the approach attractive : money paid on the footing that there is a legal demand is paid for a reason that does not exist if that demand is a nullity .
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