Example sentences of "[vb mod] pay for the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now he 's told her that she should pay for the new family car . |
| 2 | Who should pay for the wasted time of the dentist ? — I ? the bus driver ? the bus company ? or the clock manufacturer ? |
| 3 | The starting point for the Dobry inquiry was the lengthening delay in the processing of planning applications , but Dobry was quick to point out that ‘ not all delay is unacceptable : it is the price we must pay for the democratic planning of the environment ’ . |
| 4 | what I told Emmy though that that the other people advertising , they 're dealing in the wedding dresses , so one enquiry could pay for the whole lot , for her she 's dealing in nothing . |
| 5 | If our inflation fears are right , industry may pay for the cheaper pound through a tighter money policy and higher interest rates in years to come . |
| 6 | Mr Hodgson explained that in buying up so many small firms , who really could no longer make ends meet , he , Howard Hodgson , could do better and cheaper funerals and that no one need worry about the cost any way , because if the deceased or whoever was taking the responsibility of next-of-kin possessed less than £300 , the DHSS would pay for the whole thing . |
| 7 | Each point on the demand curve shows what the individual would pay for the last unit of purer water . |
| 8 | Forasmuch as Mr. William Lambarde hath deserved universally well of his Commonwealth and country , and likewise of the fellowship and society of this house , and is likely hereafter to win greater credit to himself and the society of this house , it is therefore agreed , that he shall have room to sit amongst the Society of the Fellowship of the Bench , as other assistants do , without paying for the same : Provided always that this be no precedent to any other that shall be called to the like place hereafter , but they shall pay for the said room such sums of money as shall be assessed by the Bench . " |
| 9 | Correct decisions on choice will depend to large extent on the type of dam to be mated and the prices that regional and national market outlets will pay for the crossbred progeny . |