Example sentences of "[prep] paying for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even after paying for the ferry crossing and a good meal on French soil , they could expect to save more than £800 between them . |
| 2 | ‘ After paying for the carpet we still had enough for a small celebration . ’ |
| 3 | They are quite capable of paying for the resource they want and they want to provide it , but they 're just not allowed to do it . |
| 4 | That 's their way of paying for the medicine . |
| 5 | It also has the dubious privilege of paying for the administration of the board . |
| 6 | They were introduced in the seventeenth century as a method of paying for the upkeep of highways when other methods had failed . |
| 7 | Farmers have the extra cost of paying for the upkeep of many drainage ditches to control flooding . |
| 8 | Convert or sceptic , the philosphy seems to be if it works for you , it 's worth paying for the privilege . |
| 9 | If all this is true , it is quite unclear to me in what the ‘ slim margin ’ consists , and what price it is worth paying for the war we should , on balance , want . |
| 10 | Had she driven poor Tina away by hesitating about paying for the installation of a bathroom ? |
| 11 | ‘ Perhaps now you can appreciate my dilemma — about paying for the damage to your car ? ’ |
| 12 | Institutes in Germany and Switzerland withdrew from L* amid some acrimony , which increased doubts about paying for the project . |
| 13 | The student is responsible for paying for the typing and binding of the thesis : this can cost £350 or more for typing services . |
| 14 | Up to now , it has been argued , many who have been able to influence the consumption of fuel in non-domestic buildings ( by altering the heating , lighting or ventilation in their own immediate environments ) have not been responsible for paying for the fuel which they consume . |
| 15 | In future , the primary rental will be abolished , and the new costs of maintaining their own transmission systems plus paying for the licence are expected to be considerably less expensive . |
| 16 | ‘ I draw a line at paying for the funeral , remember that . ’ |