Example sentences of "pay for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 You depict rare occurrences — like Westerners paying for foster children to visit their affluent country — as a major problem .
2 Some aid will go to paying for practical steps already taken , like fish testing programmes .
3 The country will , in effect , act as a banker , paying for new stations and being paid off from revenue over about three years .
4 By 1782 he was paying for 16 boys and 7 girls aged 4 to 11 to attend the local school , and contributing money to build the local workhouse .
5 One method of paying for private health care is via insurance .
6 Erm , so , instead of paying for primary schools , eleven point nine per cent , which is the the actual er amount of er indirect support that is provided within the erm , Education Department , and seven that 's in relation to primary schools , and seven point eight per cent schools .
7 because people are dissatisfied with the treatment and they 're paying for that treatment and they 're dissatisfied , so you always get complaints whether you pay or not
8 We are probably paying for that Rodeo Groupie .
9 Well if they 're doing , somebody by hand 's doing it , they have n't got that of paying for that machine .
10 We were paying for that plane .
11 What is the point of paying for one day developing ?
12 The Medical Manpower Standing Advisory Committee needs to think much more widely and commission more extensive analyses before committing the nation to the huge costs of paying for extra doctors over the next 20 years .
13 Also Oxfam is paying for extra security .
14 In the book , author Suzi Leather says it is not ignorance that forces many families to cut their food bills , but the impossibility of paying for all essentials out of ‘ woefully inadequate ’ state benefits .
15 Mr MacGregor 's discussion paper has a tinge of greenery , but its main interest is conveyed by its title : ‘ Paying for Better Motorways . ’
16 Paying for Legal Services
17 Paying for legal costs .
18 He claimed the firm had had previous difficulties in getting paid by the council , with one school not paying for five months .
19 People do n't mind paying for good software because they can see the benefits of using it . ’
20 But I hope that by pursuing that course we can also help others set high standards — help others win the argument for paying for good journalism : for supporting good journalism ; for scheduling good journalism .
21 Since the state was largely responsible for initiating and paying for mass education , it was able to establish greater control over teachers .
22 Rude , but true , because not for another two decades did the Scottish capital get around to paying for proper effluent disposal into the River Forth .
23 ‘ We would not mind paying for proper wash and water facilities .
24 If you are attracted by the Weathermatic 's underwater ability , remember that you are paying for elaborate waterproofing seals , not for exceptional lens quality or advanced specifications ( even the self-timer and tripod bush have been sacrificed ) .
25 People do not know which authority they are paying for particular services .
26 Though , it 's just that , one of the things that Caroline actually , er working on with Warwick University is a way of re-looking at public services and how there funded right , it 's basically to help David to make the case with Margaret Margaret for more money with the local Government , but erm I mean the sort of things we 've been getting into is like when you considering paying for public services , should you , should you pay like in advance like through the National Insurance System or like , like I mean the French Health Service for example , people pay it for ambulances when they use them , though they pay on a differential rate , but I mean it 's an issue to debate , it 's right , and I 've just been thinking about lavatory while you 've been speaking .
27 Again , you are on subjective grounds , but by just about any objective industry standard , Trantec are doing themselves a disservice paying for full pages for those ads .
28 POCHETTES ARE GOOD WHEN YOU WANT TO TRY DIFFERING WEIGHTS OR COLOURS WITHOUT PAYING FOR FULL SHEETS .
29 Measure for measure , the paper is more expensive than if you were to buy full sheets and cut up the paper yourself , but pochettes are good when you want to try different weights or colours without paying for full sheets .
30 Lily could think only of him paying for little girls .
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