Example sentences of "pay for [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When people buy these securities , they pay for them with cheques drawn on banks . |
| 2 | This is one reason why over one million pensioners who would be entitled to supplementary pension are not claiming , although the benefits are a right , not a charity , and we all pay for them through our taxes . |
| 3 | This involves selling more government securities and thereby reducing banks ' reserves when their customers pay for them from their bank accounts . |
| 4 | Its 200-page Environmental Management for Hotels : The Industry Guide to Best Practice , to be launched on Mar 21 , points out that energy conservation measures pay for themselves through cost saving and hence improve the business ' competitiveness ; that the pressure is on worldwide to demonstrate commitment to the sustainable development of tourism ; that staff will want to work for companies with good environmental practices ; that concern for the environment is shared by an increasing number of those involved in hotels ; and that a good track record in the field helps when developing new ventures or projecting a brand image . |
| 5 | Do you think you pay for it without any money Grace ? |
| 6 | Erm well it depends erm the , the economics of power production are extremely erm er complex and , and t to a certain extent arbitrary erm and erm I mean there , there are various ways that the government can actually get out of this fix because obviously it 's caused a lot of concern to close the , the mines , and one is actually to , to subsidize the mines and put the price on to electricity bills er the other is to subsidize the mines er but pay for it out of the , out of , er out of taxes so it 's a basic , instead of paying for it on your electricity bill , you pay for it on your tax bill , yeah . |
| 7 | Oh it was yes , I mean y when you take now erm er a boatman , I mean , and he , he like today well they ring up , I mean today I know the Ipswich Port Authority they lay the phone on the houses and they pay for it for 'em |
| 8 | Now it 's shrinking and the dye is coming out — look at the water , it 's bright red — you see , you ignore good instructions in your wilfulness and laziness and pride and you pay for it with a ruined skirt . |
| 9 | The company should organise to pick it up or pay for it to be returned to them . |
| 10 | How would the condition that Fred should collect the car and pay for it within 2 hours be treated in law ? |
| 11 | You should have told him that we pay for it by the gallon not by the year ! |
| 12 | Sometimes I 'm rather greedy and I do eat more than I should , and then you pay for it in the end . |
| 13 | Gieves , a business that dates back to 1785 , were above all tailors to the officers of HM Navy , many of whom , the management appreciated , could not afford to buy a good quality uniform , which they had to provide themselves , and pay for it in cash . |
| 14 | Yes you normally pay for it in the following year . |
| 15 | The only thing I would say is never pay for anything in advance , particularly construction . |