Example sentences of "[adv] pay for [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is time to give serious consideration to a standing United Nations army , perhaps paid for by the rich and manned by the poor of the world . |
| 2 | Water is normally paid for via the water rates , but the water industry is looking at the feasibility of water metering in the future . |
| 3 | Within his framework , pollution , which might be considered a cost imposed on society but not paid for by the company creating the pollution , results from a deficient system of property rights . |
| 4 | But one of the great ironies of the second world war was that the freedom and democracy that was won back in Western Europe was largely paid for by the blood of Russians . |
| 5 | Otherwise , the patient might spend some time in a private nursing home , possibly paid for by the State . |
| 6 | Phillips also queries the amount of money newly allocated to the research councils to cover overheads of some projects previously paid for by the universities . |
| 7 | This time General Avril fired four lieutenant-colonels and announced the formation of a new army anti-drugs unit , presumably paid for by the Americans . |
| 8 | In both cases , units are shown as ‘ dotted line ’ boxes indicating that very little expenditure is actually paid for by the units , even though , of course , they are where the bulk of resources are deployed . |