Example sentences of "[modal v] pay [pers pn] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 1781 " The Society for Propagating Christian Knowledge having appointed a Schoolmaster for the Parish of Kildaltan , with a Sallary of six pounds sterl. , on the Express condition that the Parish should pay him four pound more — Therefore the Parish of Kildaltan are Stented with the said sum . |
| 2 | She said I should pay her more attention , I was always round at the Club with my drinking mates . |
| 3 | Hauser must pay them big money . ’ |
| 4 | I might pay them another visit soon , after reading the ARBOUR APPEAL article in July 's DIY . |
| 5 | We 've heard you playing the piano for the local Sunday school erm we 'll pay you sixty pounds a year , which in nineteen fifty whatever it was a lot of money , provided you spend half of that having organ lessons . |
| 6 | I 'll pay you fifteen quid . |
| 7 | Now I 'll pay you ten pounds to play this game , and I only want a pound if I win . |
| 8 | He says well I 'm not paying you for it , he says you put it on and it do n't work , he says well we want it back , he says well you take it back and put my parts on that you took off , he says we ca n't , he says well I 'm not paying you hundred and forty pound for a part that do n't work and he says , anyway he says er , are you sure it 's a hundred and forty pound he said , an oil filter cost ten pound at some places but they 're actually only two so if you di divide it by five that 's forty pounds , he says I 'll pay you forty pound , but I 'm not paying you no hundred and forty he said . |
| 9 | An' I 'd pay you three pounds . ’ |
| 10 | I think I could pay you two shillings a week for the first year and we 'd have to see how things went . |
| 11 | They used to pay me fifteen shillings a week . |
| 12 | Oldfield himself asked Branson to carry on as his manager , which Branson agreed to do for a new rate — Oldfield would pay him one barrel of beer a year . |
| 13 | The defendant in Allen v. Simmons ( 1978 Q.B.D. ) offered just one set of glasses and asked his audience who would pay him 30 pence for the set . |
| 14 | Realistically , I 've been applying for the sort of job that will pay me enough money to keep me going when I retire . |
| 15 | If you had to stay away on your two days you 're out with the trainer then we will pay you thirty pound a night subsistence . |
| 16 | If any such part is not provided in the advertised manner , we will pay you appropriate compensation if this has affected the enjoyment of your holiday ( see important note above ) . |
| 17 | Also , if you purchase in resort through an HCI-uniformed Representative a local excursion , trip or tour , we will pay you reasonable compensation if it is not as advertised on the HCI Noticeboard or Information Book or in the HCI Resort Guide . |
| 18 | We accept full responsibility for the quality of your holidays as confirmed to you , and if you have a justified complaint ( whether it 's our fault or not ) and you have followed the complaints procedure , we will pay you reasonable compensation . |
| 19 | In the event of the Video being broadcast or being caused or licensed to be broadcast we will pay you standard residuals in accordance with normal rates . |
| 20 | In the event of the Video being broadcast or being caused or licensed to be broadcast we will pay you standard residuals in accordance with normal rates . |
| 21 | In the event of the Video being broadcast or being caused or licensed to be broadcast we will pay you standard residuals in accordance with normal rates . |
| 22 | I will , I will pay you twenty pea or whatever . |
| 23 | ‘ You can pay me next time you see me . |
| 24 | That 's why we can pay you all commissions the following week . |
| 25 | I.e. we want to create the impression that we are good people to do business with , so our customers come back and buy more of our books , so that makes more money for the company , which means they can pay us more money . |