Example sentences of "to pay for [pron] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Texas still has about the weakest campaign-finance laws of any big state , and some of its politicians still rely on lobbyists to pay for everything from trips and meals to golf tournaments . |
| 2 | The ability to develop new drugs is now greater than most countries ' ability to pay for them without rationing or screening systems — for example , France controls individual prices and Germany has initiated a reference system which pays a basic price for all drugs in the same category . |
| 3 | Passed on Sept. 12 the Senate appropriations bill , in contrast to the House 's , also allowed the government , which was currently banned from financing abortions for poor women , to pay for them in cases of rape and incest . |
| 4 | Under the new rules , local firms importing goods valued at under $30,000 can receive only 15% of the hard currency needed to pay for them in advance , with the remainder allocated only after goods have cleared customs and value-added tax has been paid . |
| 5 | And and I had to pay for it of course . |
| 6 | A plump woman in a white wool suit and dark glasses bought it and tried to pay for it by cheque . |
| 7 | The motive was simple and comparatively cost-free : if the Lebanese villagers allowed armed Palestinians to take shelter among their homes , then they would be made to pay for it in blood . |
| 8 | That is to say , he was prepared to commission an article for The Criterion and to pay for it in advance . |