Example sentences of "[verb] [n mass] pay [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 When employees are asked , as in this case , to relocate as part of an office move they also receive £1500 paid through the payroll ( and hence subject to tax ) as a compensatory disturbance payment .
2 To help them expand the herd further , the Russells now operate a ‘ Sponsor A Pig ’ scheme on their farm to enable people to pay for the upkeep of a chosen pig .
3 However , the foundation needs to raise £1.8m. to pay for the specially designed building and its running costs for the first year .
4 Friends have chipped in to raise £7,000 to pay for the delicate operation .
5 The Davies admit they will never be able to truly thank the American doctors — or the people who helped raise £350,000 to pay for the transplant finally made possible by a £150,000 gift from King Fahd of Saudi Arabia .
6 The county must also find £600,000 to pay for the new bills , which will heap extra work on city and district councils .
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