Example sentences of "[to-vb] for [pron] money " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is unlikely , but some creditors may yet have to sue for their money . |
| 2 | Even if other painters had to wait for their money , Zbo tried desperately hard to make sure that Modi did not go without . |
| 3 | You 've got to wait for your money have n't you ? |
| 4 | Never one to let a lack of cash stand in his way , Desmond persuaded the liquidator to agree to a long closing — i.e. to wait for his money until UPH had re-sold the site . |
| 5 | ‘ Unlike my father , who had to work for his money , my mother was born into a very wealthy family . |
| 6 | I said no , it was just that before we went to bed last night , Aunt Kit had decided to look for her money . |
| 7 | The directors are anxious to relieve themselves of their personal liability , so they decide to use what money is available in repaying the bank and to leave those who have supplied goods to the company to whistle for their money . |
| 8 | IBM Corp has filed a $7.3m federal lawsuit against Nutri-System Inc , saying the debt-ridden diet company failed to make payments on 500 personal computers it had leased — but it sounds as if the Armonkeys will have to sing for their money : the suit accuses the Blue Bell , Pennsylvania , company of making no payments since December and of refusing to allow IBM to repossess the machines , but some of Nutri-System 's major franchisees have filed an involuntary bankruptcy petition against the company under Chapter 7 of the bankruptcy laws — Chapter 7 means curtains — and last week , banks seized all its cash and bank accounts , forcing the company to close its 283 company-owned weight-loss centres across the US ; while Nutri-System has failed to pay only $965,380 due under its lease with IBM , a default entitles IBM to recover the full lease sum of $7.3m . |
| 9 | So , for example , if you go to a supplier and ask for a machine to run Windows quickly , and you end up with an elderly 8086 PC , you 'll be entirely within your rights to ask for your money back . |
| 10 | If it does n't arrive by the date agreed , then you 're within your rights to ask for your money back . |
| 11 | The milkman only ever knocks on the door to ask for his money when he 's two hours earlier than usual and he 's in a chirpy , joking and whistling mood — while you 've got an awful hangover and no loose change . |