Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] pay the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the meantime , the banks which lent the money to the dealers to enable them to pay the vast prices of the boom period are being very patient in waiting for their money , as it was partly their fault that a bubble economy was created in Japan . |
| 2 | So it 's alright I mean I paid the whole bloody lot to them , I did n't |
| 3 | And remember that most insurance companies expect you to pay the first part of any claim — usually £25-£50 . |
| 4 | To calculate its fictional arm 's length profits , a firm is supposed to assume it pays the same price ( the ‘ transfer price ’ ) for those imported bits that it would have done were it buying them from an unrelated company . |
| 5 | ‘ I do n't suppose you paid the almighty lire , did you ? ’ |
| 6 | After your allowances have been deducted you pay the basic rate of tax ( 25 per cent ) on any income up to £11,400 for people over 65 , and £20,700 for people under 65 . |
| 7 | Marco said , ‘ Let's say we pay the fine and the crystal and you take us to Titan . ’ |
| 8 | He claims he paid the top Tory official £40,000 to secure the prestigious Queens Award for Exports which Levitt is now accused of having obtained by deception . |