Example sentences of "[prep] be pay for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The more enlightened and reforming a government the more obviously it must flout feelings of this kind ; and sometimes the price to be paid for flouting them was high . |
| 2 | The very name of one of aviation 's most prized activities conjures up visions of exotic and faraway locations , bright sunshine , sparkling clear seas , white sandy beaches and much else … and to be paid for flying in such surroundings ? |
| 3 | In 1975 he wrote his open letter to President Husak about the price that would have to be paid for delivering their country into the hands of an ‘ entropic ’ regime which depended ‘ solely on the ruling minority 's instinct of self-preservation and on the fear of the ruled majority ’ , a regime which positively required the suppression of truth and history for its surival . |
| 4 | I mean you must have a lot of cases whereby where , where you are actually perhaps er er a taxi needs to be paid for to take |
| 5 | There is some truth in this , but it is the price that has to be paid for reaching balanced judgements on the way ahead . |
| 6 | CSKA have re-emerged as CFKA Sredets and continue to win the League regularly , but for several seasons the Bulgarians have allowed footballers to be paid for playing . |
| 7 | But to be paid for playing — well , that 's something that I do n't think would be to the overall benefit of the games . ’ |
| 8 | I do n't want to be paid for going with you to see your grandmother . |
| 9 | It worries us that many farmers appear to be paid for doing nothing . |
| 10 | But there is always a price to be paid for having such riches at such a young age , says top psychologist Dr David Lewis . |
| 11 | There is a price to be paid for compiling a book-length multiauthor status report of a relatively young field . |