Example sentences of "[vb base] what you [verb] for " in BNC.
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1 | People appreciate what you do for them so much more if you let them do it occasionally . |
2 | £150 a year might seem expensive for an actress at the beginning of her career , but look what you got for it , and with Charles sharing the rent as well as the bed , what could be more acceptable in a period of economic pressure when whisky cost the exorbitant price of 12s. 6d. a bottle ? |
3 | The truism that you get what you pay for was ably demonstrated by the decision in 1981 to replace ageing first-generation DMU fleets on non-electrified outer suburban lines and remote branches with low-cost bus-type bodies on four-wheeled underframes . |
4 | At £175 including VAT this is not a cheap sander , but you get what you pay for and for the keen d-iyer or woodworker , or even a tradesman , this is an excellent tool that should last a lifetime . |
5 | You get what you pay for with locks . |
6 | ‘ Well , you get what you pay for , do n't you ? ’ |
7 | You get what you pay for . |
8 | Beds vary enormously in style and price , but you get what you pay for and a cheap bed will wear out faster than a quality style . |
9 | Pure essential oils are not cheap , but you get what you pay for . |
10 | Not only the indignant schoolmarms but all of William 's sad cases have to learn that you ca n't be a tourist in God 's world , and that you get what you pay for . |
11 | The old adage ‘ you only get what you pay for ’ does n't always apply — never assume that the system costing £800 is going to be twice as effective at the one costing £400 . |
12 | Of course , you get what you pay for , and no-one in his right mind would expect this garment to wear or wash as long , or as well as , a fleece jacket of double the price . |
13 | Buying a marine aquarium like any other purchase where quality counts usually comes down to ‘ you get what you pay for ’ and economising inevitably means cutting standards . |
14 | As will so many things , you get what you pay for . |
15 | Obviously , there is some truth in the old maxim that " you get what you pay for " , but as in many other areas of life , price and value are not always synonymous , and you should be very wary of accepting without questions that something is necessarily better because it costs more . |
16 | You get what you pay for . |
17 | ‘ There is a common belief that you get what you pay for . |
18 | As in most walks of life , you generally get what you pay for and a higher-priced product will generally be of higher quality . |
19 | Mott accepts that all hoteliers are governed by cost but emphasises that , as with most purchases , you get what you pay for . |
20 | The logic of the reforms was to move local government closer to the Tiebout model , making it more transparent that ‘ you get what you pay for ’ . |
21 | As with rods it is advisable to purchase a reel produced by a reputable manufacturer and the old adage ’ you get what you pay for ’ is certainly true . |
22 | ‘ There is a common belief that you get what you pay for . |
23 | We have asked questions about clearing the grass up afterwards and we 're told that would probably be two or three times the amount in the contract and in the actual , at the end of the day you get what you 're paid for , you get what you pay for , and if you do n't provide the resources or you ca n't provide the resources , I should say , then obviously you 've got ta make do with second best . |
24 | Erm , I welcomed Chairman the present experiment before us , I hope it succeeds , I hope it sets a continuing example to other parts of the county but you only get what you pay for and in , in we top it up from the seven cuts to I think thirteen or fourteen . |
25 | We pay something like one penny per square metre to cut grass and , as someone has already said , to an extent you get what you pay for . |
26 | Yes , erm , you get what you pay for . |
27 | You get what you pay for in this world . |
28 | But again , you get what you pay for . |
29 | GENERALLY speaking , you get what you pay for in a kitchen . |
30 | But you get quality , oh yes you get what you pay for |