Example sentences of "[modal v] pay [adv] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 BBC chief should pay back tax , Major told
2 ‘ A broking house might pay back £120 ( in perks ) for £100 they get in , ’ complains one trader .
3 You 'll pay around £128 for a rock climbing weekend , £77 for a weekend 's multi-activity holiday and £225 for a multi-activity week .
4 When I spoke to him that Saturday evening he said he had me in mind but the paper could pay only $15 per week .
5 He could pay off Newton from a fraction of Amaryllis 's dowry — he must see that Newton had no idea as to the real size of it — then he could be rid of him .
6 The key you have found is a fairly early issue to members and a collector of automobilia would pay about £5 for it .
7 • If you were to die as the result of an accident the Plan would pay out £40,000 to your estate .
8 For a $10,000 hospital stay , though , a patient would pay only 5% of the cost .
9 Even under the old Labour scheme somebody on £130 a week would pay £26 in national insurance — employers and employees contributions combined — whereas under the Conservative proposals somebody on the same earnings would pay only £19.24 .
10 An advisory committee had voiced doubts about L* 's management and cost — likely to be more than $700m , of which the SSC would pay only $250m .
11 Typically these are attended by 250 to 300 middle and senior management , sometimes more , and their companies will pay around £700 a head for the day .
12 LEEDS fans will be able to watch their team 's European Cup play-off against Stuttgart on Friday live on ITV , who will pay around £200,000 for the rights .
13 WIU will pay about £10 per sq ft , with a two-year rent free period and several break options in its 25 year lease .
14 Fremont , California-based Media Vision Technology Inc has entered into a non-binding letter of intent to acquire Pellucid Inc , which is committed to bringing high resolution real-time , true colour , two- and three-dimensional graphics and full motion video capabilities to the personal computer market : Media Vision will pay about $15m in shares .
15 Under the scheme , the top 40 staff will pay about £3.3m for a five per cent share stake in LWT .
16 The French government will pay about 10% of the cost in the first two years .
17 If the property contains only one adult , then he or she will pay only 75% of the bill of a two adult household .
18 Students will pay only 20% of the Community Charge providing they are undertaking a full time course of higher education .
19 People on income support will pay only 20% of the Community Charge .
20 For Oxfordshire residents who are registered unemployed or retired the fees are waived for part-time associate study , and from 1988 — 89 part-time degree students will pay only half ( £24 ) the normal rate per credit .
21 For ages five to 11 , the tests normally cost £24.50 , but SHE readers will pay only £20 .
22 Although the transaction is a great deal riskier , a bank will pay out £50 with a £50 cheque card . ]
23 The classic way to provide for school fees is to invest with one of the major life companies , which will pay out money each term when fees are due .
24 The Department of National Savings ( form SB4 obtainable at Post Offices ) and building societies will pay out amounts up to £5,000 on the evidence of the death certificate , although they are not bound to until the grant of probate or letters of administration have been issued .
25 Inability to work , permanent disability , it accelerates permanent disability because ninety five percent of the conditions that cause the disability will pay out years before you have a disability .
26 The City reckons Gas will pay out 14.2p for the whole of 1992 compared to 13.4p last year .
27 The rest will pay down part of Time Warner 's $16 billion mountain of debt .
28 Dr John Mills and Dr Geoff James , who are consultant gynaecologists at Ninewells hospital in Dundee , have written to the 450 patients on their waiting list to say that in-vitro fertilisation treatment may in future be available only to those who can pay around £1,500 per cycle of treatment .
29 If you do not know what you are doing , you can pay out money unnecessarily .
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