Example sentences of "money [was/were] pay [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When , for example , money was paid into the Royal Exchequer , a stick was notched and split into two parts , payer and payee retaining one each . |
| 2 | Leaving aside the political implications , the circumstance that the money was paid under the sentence of a court , albeit one that was held to have no jurisdiction , gives the case a flavour of duress , so that it is not a significant authority in Woolwich 's favour . |
| 3 | ‘ The action is an action for money had and received ; and it is brought upon this ground ; namely , that the money was paid to the defendant without any consideration ; the duty , for which , and in respect of which he received it , not having been imposed by lawful or sufficient authority to warrant the same . |
| 4 | The basis of the action for money had and received was that the money was paid to the defendant without any consideration , the duty having been unlawfully imposed . |
| 5 | ‘ The action is an action for money had and received ; and it is brought upon this ground ; namely , that the money was paid to the defendant without any consideration ; the duty , for which , and in respect of which he received it , not having been imposed by lawful or sufficient authority to warrant the same . |