Example sentences of "[pers pn] pay [pron] the [adj] " in BNC.
Next pageNo | Sentence |
---|---|
1 | Alighting hesitantly , she cast anxious eyes around her , wondering just where her hotel was , as she paid him the exact amount on the meter , feeling strangely guilty as she refrained from adding a tip in accordance with the multi-lingual notice in the cab . |
2 | His face serious , he pleaded softly , ‘ Ca n't you pay me the same compliment , Hilary ? |
3 | ‘ We paid him the other day . |
4 | It will be made out to us and we pay you the following week . |
5 | ‘ He was up against international defenders and they paid him the ultimate compliment of having to trip him up half of the time . |
6 | I went to Newark and got a job at , a ball bearing factory , and er they paid me the handsome wage of er two pounds sixteen for forty seven hours . |