Example sentences of "to pay [pers pn] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is a written promise by your debtor to pay you a certain amount on a certain date . |
| 2 | " Say " Goodbye " nicely to Miss Nicandra and thank her for coming to pay you a little visit . " |
| 3 | Just guess who 's come to pay you a little visit ! ’ |
| 4 | If a left-wing politician is genuinely anathematised it is not possible for his opponent to pay him a higher compliment . |
| 5 | It is an amazing turnaround as , back in 1986 , Arsenal let the young Keown go when contract talks failed after they refused to pay him a mere £50-a-week more . |
| 6 | The BBC planned to give the film a third airing on what would have been the admiral 's eightieth birthday , and when this became known we were approached by Lord Brabourne , Mountbatten 's son-in-law , to say that his cousin Prince Charles who , as everyone knew , adored his uncle , wanted to pay him a personal tribute . |
| 7 | Even the genial Binkie Beaumont was prepared to pay him a third of what the experienced Emlyn Williams knew he was worth and could get . |
| 8 | Since the university was American funded and run , Colonel Mortimer had considered it prudent to pay it a personal visit as soon as was possible . |
| 9 | Thus the FA would have to pay us a decent fee , did n't someone mention £15 mil and we could then go out and get a good manager ( Terry Yorath etc etc ) plus we 'd have a fair share of the £15 mil to buy players i.e a really good center back and a good striker ! ! ! |