Example sentences of "[noun sg] pays [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 An old lady pays for the loaf and ½ ; lb butter in her wire basket , but you notice a jar of your own brand coffee in her shopping bag .
2 The case of Goff v Gauthier ( 1991 ) 62 P & CR 388 has shown that it must be fair and reasonable for the vendor to rely on this exclusion ( see page 62 ) ; ( e ) to state that the vendor will not be liable to the extent that any claim arises out of or is increased by the acts or omissions of the purchaser after completion ; ( f ) to provide that the purchaser must give credit for the amount by which assets are found to have been understated , or liabilities have been over-provided for in the accounts ; ( g ) to ensure that the purchaser pays to the vendor all amounts subsequently recovered from third parties relating to claims that have been paid by the vendor .
3 Even where the government pays for the mechanical means of conservation entirely ( and thus avoids the problems of a lack of capital or labour on the part of the farmer , his inability to forgo food crops for a season , and the reduction of his perception of the risks involved even if his private resources are sufficient ) , such an act engenders apathy on the part of the farmer , who regards the work as belonging to the state ( FAO 1966 : 172 , for a project in Morocco ) .
4 Currently , a Home Office grant pays for the schemes ' managers and co-ordinators .
5 It might be even better to write the clause as : If the Buyer fails to pay for any delivery in accordance with the terms of this contract , the Seller may withhold further deliveries until the Buyer pays for the deliveries already made .
6 2 To ensure that the buyer pays for the goods/services supplied .
7 If a commercial buyer pays over the odds , obtaining planning permission becomes an ever more important part of the financial equation , and while the argument rages the house continues to rot .
8 Otherwise , the under sheriff pays to the creditor sufficient money to cover the judgment debt , costs and interest and fi .
9 The curve illustrates costs per capita ; as more people live in the locality , there is a reduction in the share that each resident pays of the total cost incurred by providing some service level of the good in question .
10 The van is maintained by the company , but the representative pays for the petrol ( on the premise that it can be offset against tax and it is also a bigger inducement to make a sale ) .
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