Example sentences of "[be] paid [prep] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He would clearly have preferred to be talking to Fiona on his other side , but the award was having to be paid for with politeness . |
| 2 | For example , Israel has since 1967 followed the general rule that all government purchases — including , of course , arms — should be paid for by offsets . |
| 3 | This may be a little exaggerated , but it makes the point quite nicely that the commodity position of British trade recovered strikingly well after 1945 — essential imports could readily be paid for by exports plus the American loan remarkably quickly after the war 's end . |
| 4 | The RSPB , as part of its ‘ Campaign for the Countryside ’ , has recently called for two and a half million acres of farmland to be taken out of production and converted to wildlife habitats , a process to be paid for by money diverted from CAP into conservation . |
| 5 | To stand a full chance of winning , contestants have to subscribe for a Readers Digest gardening book which can be paid for by Barclaycard . |
| 6 | Everything was to be paid for by gifts and private donations . |
| 7 | Tickets reserved by telephone must be paid for by post ( please enclose a stamped addressed envelope ) or in person within one week of booking or three days before the event , whichever is the sooner , otherwise the reservation will automatically be cancelled . |
| 8 | Thus if goods are to be paid for within two months of delivery and are delivered on 5 October , they must be paid for by close of business — or midnight ? — on 5 December , the day of delivery being excluded from the two-month period ( Webb v Fairmainer ( 1838 ) 3 M & W 473 ) . |
| 9 | Part of the cost of the new block will be paid for from income resulting from the College 's growing reputation as a conference centre during vacations . |
| 10 | So , for example , moves were made to turn revenue spending ( i.e. which had to be paid for out of current income — grants , fees , charges and rates ) into capital spending ( i.e. which could be paid for from loans raised from banks and other financial institutions ) . |
| 11 | Solidarity factory commissions in the Gdansk shipyard and repair yards had demanded on July 3 that one-third of shares should go to the workforce ( to be paid for in instalments or with bank credits ) and that part of a share issue be purchased by their union to finance its activities . |
| 12 | The collapse of love , and the growth of irresponsibility and indifference to children , will ultimately have to be paid for in society . |
| 13 | Many activities are available at no extra cost but some , e.g. theatre trips and excursions , must be paid for in London if the student wishes to participate . |
| 14 | Turkey also agreed to buy 3,000,000 tonnes of oil from Libya in 1990 , half to be paid for in cash and the rest to be paid into a joint account for payment to contractors . |
| 15 | Items under twenty-five pounds must be paid for in cash and no deposits will be accepted on these . |
| 16 | ‘ Can lots over twenty-five pounds be paid for in cash ? ’ |