Example sentences of "pay for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | p.p.s have I got the figures about right for how much we payed for players — Beeney ( .35m ) , Kelly ( 0 ) , Dorigo ( 1.3 ) , Fairclough ( .6 ) , Wetherall ( .15 ) , Strach ( .3 ) , Speed ( 0 ) , Macca ( 1.3 ) , White ( 1.25 — this is the one I 'm most unsure of ) , Wallace ( 1.6 ) and Deane ( 2.9 ) ? |
| 2 | The Institute has played a major role in focusing attention on the key issues involved in road pricing through two reports under the title : ‘ Paying for Progress ’ . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm paying for Rosie 's drinks tonight , ’ Doyle replied quickly . |
| 4 | Of the three methods being considered , this is the most controversial and it has dominated the debate about paying for water . |
| 5 | For example , a substantial proportion of the road tax levied on vehicle owners goes towards paying for road maintenance and improvements . |
| 6 | Edinburgh District Council and the Green Belt Initiative are paying for materials and equipment ; Spokes are providing the labour ; Lothian Regional Council and Sustrans , ( the enterprising national path-building charity ) supply the expertise . |
| 7 | The Legal Aid Board , which administers legal aid , proposes to stop paying for work carried out by unaccredited solicitors ' representatives after 1st October 1994 . |
| 8 | You 're not just paying for milk . |
| 9 | To establish good communication with the guests is part of this job ; they are paying for service and how much nicer that service is if it is given with a smile by a person who takes a personal interest ! |
| 10 | I was paying for bills , food and everything from my wages . |
| 11 | A survey conducted by the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals in 1988 found that students outside London , after paying for board and lodgings , had £380 a year left for all other expenses , and students in London were even worse off with only £109 a year . |
| 12 | ‘ What 's holding up the cashless society ? ’ asked New Scientist on its front cover , signalling a feature on the electronic possibilities in paying for goods and services . |
| 13 | If you integrate voice and data traffic over a private network you can obtain maximum value for money , paying for dial-up connections only when your own WAN is full . |
| 14 | ‘ To a man without a job a few more houses on a field or a few foreign accents in the local pub seem a price worth paying for prosperity . |
| 15 | This would not apply , for instance , to reference use of the library , where public use qualifies us for a discount on book purchases , but would apply for , say , postal loans of slides , commercial enquiries , online searches , photocopies and so on , where such services would use staff time and involve paying for resources which we would not otherwise have to buy in . |
| 16 | Can you accommodate both cultures without offending either and without giving private clients ( particularly ) the feeling that they are paying for things that they do not want ( eg plush meeting rooms ) ? |
| 17 | This Act introduced the Rate Support Grant , made LEAs ( rather than central government ) responsible for paying for school meals and milk , and allocated funds ( under Section 11 ) to local authorities for payment of staff employed specifically for the education and welfare of immigrants . |
| 18 | Lessons on paying for school fees |
| 19 | How much is she paying for school ? |
| 20 | When sailing independently in any yacht you 'll be responsible for port dues and paying for top up fuel . |
| 21 | Paying for purity |
| 22 | The buyers were there to succeed or not , and simply leave ( ‘ Just like paying for sex ’ , quipped a journalist ) . |
| 23 | Paying For Sex |
| 24 | Americans were exasperated that they should be paying for Europe 's defence when the Europeans were not doing their utmost to help themselves . |
| 25 | He added members wanted the Government to find a new way of paying for NHS work , and hoped a joint inquiry by the Department of Health and British Dental Association would come up with a solution . |
| 26 | He is also charged with driving away from a filling station without paying for petrol . |
| 27 | Wiltshire Police were alerted when the two occupants , a man and a woman , made off from Membury Services in Berkshire without paying for petrol . |
| 28 | UNEMPLOYED Kevin Brown made off without paying for petrol in his car , a court heard . |
| 29 | Paying for survival |
| 30 | Other costs might include : — paying students ' Work Experience fees , fares and lunches , — paying for teachers to attend in-house management courses , — hosting Compact social events and meetings , — contributing to prize funds . |