Example sentences of "be pay [n mass] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | For instance , a player could be paid £50,000 for a property which his new club will sell on for only £30,000 . |
| 2 | They include a 17-year-old shop assistant being paid £50 for a 45 hour week ; an apprentice panel beater working 44 hours for £42.50 a week ; and a 17-year old secretary working 45 hours a week for a plant hire firm for a gross wage of £50 . |
| 3 | In 1592 Sir Thomas Sherley offered £200 for an office , while two years later he was expressing shocked — but rather unconvincing — indignation at the rumour that he was being paid £4,600 for his own position as Treasurer of the Wars . |
| 4 | Barry Stewart , prosecuting , said Coulson and Davison were concerned with arranging the ringing while the others stole cars for them and were paid £200 for each vehicle . |
| 5 | Swiss drugs giant Roche is paying £90m for the business , which includes Sanatogen vitamins . |
| 6 | ENGINEER FKI , based in Halifax , West Yorkshire , is paying £3.5m for the Forge France group of companies , the market leader in the lifting components market in France . |
| 7 | Inchcape is paying £40.4m for the holding , with an option to take its stake to 24.6% by paying another £41m by July next year . |
| 8 | MICROFILM Reprographics , the microfilming company , is paying $5.3m for the micrographic division of American Management Systems of Washington . |
| 9 | The Midland Bank , as the major sponsor , is paying £20,000 for the privilege of being two corners in the game , and having its name and logo on all the notes used in the game . |
| 10 | 18 Sam is paid $168 for 40 hours work . |
| 11 | A boy working on a market stall from 6:30am till 7pm on a Saturday and Sunday is paid £20 for the whole weekend . |
| 12 | Fisher , 17 , has already been paid £50,000 for the film rights to her story . |
| 13 | Len , the man whose aristocratic bat could practically score runs without him holding it , was paid £100 for a couple of hours work , playing on stage at the camp theatre with a bat made of Skegness rock . |
| 14 | For example , when Nicholas Bacon of Stiffkey , Norfolk , died in 1578 three doctors were present at the embalming , though the primary incisions were undertaken by two surgeons ; yet regardless of their importance and status , each was paid £2 for their services . |
| 15 | The players were Tony Cox on drums , Rick Wakeman on mellotron and Herbie Flowers on bass , who I learned recently , was paid £7.10 for that session , which was his first professional session . |
| 16 | He was paid £1,600 for his part in producing a football video nasty and it has cost him a record £20,000 fine . |