Example sentences of "[to-vb] [noun pl] pay for the " in BNC.

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1 The use of contract armies to fight the war depended , of course , not just upon the readiness of men to serve but also upon the willingness of parliament to vote taxes to pay for the war .
2 It is not just an effort to raise funds to pay for the continuance of the maypole-raising , but a way of instilling the custom into the children .
3 GARY McAllister last night vowed to make Spurs pay for the darkest moment of Leeds ' reign as champions .
4 By JOHN EDWARDS GARY McAllister last night vowed to make Spurs pay for the darkest moment of Leeds ' reign as champions .
5 Its attempt to make farmers pay for the pollution they caused had been overturned by the environmentally primitive MAFF .
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