Example sentences of "pay for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well that 's can you pay for a stamp for that for me please ? |
| 2 | Maybe you 'll have to wait up and pay for a cab to bring them home . |
| 3 | When he hired a taxi to take her to Eastbourne for the day ( the same man who took a bus to the theatre , rather than pay for a cab ) she jumped out at the lights near Oval cricket ground because she was so disturbed by his erratic behaviour . |
| 4 | Oh it 'll pay for a bit of the ferry but has , has no one approached the unions ? |
| 5 | They still have to make and pay for a boiler so this particular age of Victorian Steam may have to wait until the next century before it makes a comeback . |
| 6 | Now the group has helped pay for a bronze sculpture in memory of the navvies . |
| 7 | A 10 per cent cut in defence spending could pay for a doubling of development assistance ( which stood at $51,000 million in 1988 ) , while increasing aid to the target level of 0.7 per cent of gross nation product ( GNP ) would raise assistance flows to $144,000 million by 2000 . |
| 8 | ‘ I could pay for a hotel , of course , but he 'd find me . ’ |
| 9 | How much did they pay for a ticket then , how much ? |
| 10 | Defendants are often very keen to say that they will not pay for a disbursement in respect of a report that they have not seen . |
| 11 | Well why ca n't his father pay for a computer ? |
| 12 | It will pay for a dog and its training for one year . |
| 13 | Nevertheless if they were going to fly again they were gon na pay for a seat and they 're only looking for some recompense towards a new new ticket what 's wrong with sending them a voucher y'know , a properly produced voucher that we c that 's controlled properly by and all they do is guarantee any travel at their normal travel agent , do the business , attach the voucher to the B S P |
| 14 | CASH raised at a display of medieval jousting will pay for a wildlife garden at a Suffolk school.Pupils , parents and staff from St Jame 's Middle School , in Bury St Edmunds , were entertained by members of the International Jousting Association on Saturday.Headteacher Bob Thackray said the group gave a demonstration of the skills and equipment needed to take part in jousting before the display itself got under way.He said entertainment also included a whole range of craft stalls , games and competitions , all organised by the pupils . |
| 15 | Honesty does n't pay for a bride |
| 16 | These are the maximum amounts the insurance company will pay for a claim per section . |
| 17 | So how many pence would you pay for a gram on that first bar ? |
| 18 | Christie , who has already signed money-spinning deals with Lucozade and clothing firm High and Mighty since Barcelona , said : ‘ We did n't see why we should pay for a visa when we were prepared to take part in races for nothing . |
| 19 | It was also decided that the Master , Wardens and Assistants should pay for a key giving them access to the Garden . |
| 20 | From the two programmes I learned that , if cash is really short , the DSS will pay for a funeral . |
| 21 | In Dekker the employer had tried to argue that the refusal to hire was not on the grounds of pregnancy but on the ground of adverse financial consequences the firm could not pay for a replacement during the period of maternity leave needed by Ms Dekker and as a result the firm would be short-staffed . |
| 22 | ‘ I 'd pay for a cup of wine and I have dice , though I would love to know the finer points of the game ! ’ |
| 23 | Members of Maghull Chapel have already helped pay for a well to be dug to give the village drinking water . |
| 24 | Councillors and officials will demand that such ships should have a mandatory duty to contact the Orkney Harbour 's Department and that the Government should pay for a tug to escort them through the Pentland Firth . |
| 25 | 4 gifts of £100 will pay for a WWF expert to go to Geneva to influence an international meeting discussing the fate of the rainforest . |
| 26 | £100 4 gifts of £100 will pay for a WWF expert to go to Geneva to influence an international meeting discussing the fate of the rainforest . |
| 27 | She could n't pay for an abortion herself because Nigel wo n't let her have a cheque book or a credit card , let alone any cash . |
| 28 | ‘ I did n't mean to … er … a sick slave is nobody 's asset … er … it wo n't pay for an ounce of sugar … um … for the home trade … ’ |