Example sentences of "not have paid " in BNC.

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1 They were people who had reason to be suspicious , or they would not have paid so highly for Hayman 's services .
2 First , women do not derive their identity and self-esteem from paid work in the same way men do ( either because they do not have paid jobs or because they regard these as less important than their role in the family ) .
3 Because of their irregular participation in the labour market most seasonal workers would not have paid or had credited to them sufficient social security contributions to be eligible for the alternative , less generous state sickness benefit .
4 However , they particularly misrepresent the numbers of women who do not have paid work and want employment or who are underemployed ( Callender , 1985 ) .
5 I admit I might not have paid much attention to an anonymous delivery girl , but they do n't normally bolt when they see me , which attracted my attention .
6 Presumably , however , the victim would not have paid , had he known of the deception despite his having a legal obligation to pay .
7 Here she was , imagining that the last half-hour had been a sort of truce — telling Marc all those things about her life on the stage , all those silly , funny , self-mocking stories of disaster and mayhem that were part of the business , and he 'd been sitting there in judgement all that time , working out how much Peter might or might not have paid her for playing the part of his fiancée …
8 Mr Rhys would n't have paid any attention .
9 ‘ We could n't have paid them .
10 ‘ And I could n't have paid my way , either . ’
11 Minter would n't have paid you a penny for what you might have got out of me .
12 The opera was great , but I would n't have paid for that , I mean compared to rock erm a rock concert performance and most of the rock concert was twenty quid a ticket
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