Example sentences of "paying a lot " in BNC.
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| 1 | It suggested that if a firm had low debts and was paying a lot of corporate tax its managers were actually being incompetent : while proudly keeping their credit ratings high , they were handing their shareholders ' money to the taxman . |
| 2 | And even over a period as long as 15 years we would be paying a lot less ( £184 millions ) than the £684 millions that will go next year to safeguard the Falkland Islands from the Argentinians — a matter which many ecologists see as a fight between two bald men over the possession of a comb . |
| 3 | Although trading throughout the Group is improving , we are paying a lot more bank interest this year as we borrowed £67 million to buy . |
| 4 | That 's because Ken forgot to photo photocopy the lyrics and they 're at his house , with some other stuff and they discussed what happened on T V last night , but Ethel starts to get really annoyed , seeing as she was the one turning up late , and like , she was on about , we 're paying a lot of money for this studio , let's use it . |
| 5 | She explained : ‘ People are paying a lot of money for very little heat , they are living on low incomes or benefits in houses with no insulation and poor heating systems . |
| 6 | I do n't mind that so much though , 'cos they say we are paying a lot less back a month than other way . |
| 7 | Anyway Tim 's paying a lot towards that house . |
| 8 | Hm , it 's not worth paying a lot of money at the moment , when you get better at it Back pack 's it is , seven ninety nine . |
| 9 | and I 'd be paying a lot more in bus fare |
| 10 | In the long run I think it will be a loss to the Government , for the very simple reason we have got to meet this competition and if we do n't in a few years time the housewife possibly will be paying a lot more money for the produce . |