How to use "pay" in a sentence

I ask, is it unconstitutional for a policeman or for a soldier to tender his resignation when he knows that he is called to serve a Government which traduces his own countrymen? Is it unconstitutional for me to go to the agriculturist and say to him "it's not wise for you to pay any taxes, if these taxes are used by the Government not to raise you but to weaken you?" I hold and I venture to submit, that there is nothing unconstitutional in it

Values have shrunk to fantastic levels; taxes have risen; our ability to pay has fallen; government of all kinds is faced by serious curtailment of income; the means of exchange are frozen in the currents of trade; the withered leaves of industrial enterprise lie on every side; farmers find no markets for their produce; and the savings of many years in thousands of families are gone

Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.

She needed the money to pay for a bed in the 'White House', her lodging house in Flower and Dean Street

She lived in workhouses and, when she had the money to pay, in lodging houses

Unfortunately he had not worked for some months so the couple could not pay the rent, and Mary had returned to prostitution

Then, seeing the visitors rough appearance, he added, 'If you can pay for it.'

'So I don't have to pay?'

Will you do that for me? I could pay six francs a month.'

'Now I can pay off all my debts and stay out of prison

'If you sold me your two front teeth, I'd pay you forty francs.'

If I don't pay, my little girl will lose her home and be thrown out on to the streets

I'll pay your debts and arrange for your child to return to you

I'll pay anything you like.'

'I can pay the price of a room,' the old man said.

As he was eating, Toussaint told him about the fighting in the city, but he did not pay much attention

He forgot to do it once, and they refused to pay him for the day.

I just know that if we ask them for a small amount, then they can pay

"And they actually pay you?" Niki's eyes were wide.

"I didn't pay for it all."

And they pay you, too

"And two years of your life is a high price to pay."

You have to pay if you want to cancel

The number was 1001012, identified as the access for "Comps," which meant "complimentary guests," a euphemism for "big losers," who were never asked to pay their room charges or restaurant bills because they routinely dropped small fortunes in the casino.

Did you already pay him for the boat?"

We might eventually have to talk to him, but first we should pay a visit to the mortician who handled the body

She felt as if she had failed to pay her last respects to the deceased

Unable to prove his identity, he was required to pay for both nights in advance, which he did, taking the money from a wad of cash he'd stuck in his pocket rather than from the wallet that supposedly had been stolen.

That's one reason our pay scale is so high

Hazardous-duty pay

"The hermit's life agrees with me, and the pay is good," Dombey said

"At the very least, I'll get more pay."

So let's pay him a third time and hope he doesn't cut off anything as important as your head.

And I believed her because I know what they pay her is just not enough to live on

'Hmm, when don't I? With the baby coming in a couple of months and the government's new controls on pay

I shall pay for everything, but that would be better than that old car I was thinking about

'Well,' said Miss Halcombe, 'I'm sure that Mr Hartright will pay us compliments even if our drawings are horrible.'

'I hope he won't pay me any compliments,' said Miss Fairlie.

Sir Percival offered to pay

We must find the money to pay those debts

While my wife lives, I get three thousand pounds a year, but that's not enough to pay my debts.'

You'll pay your debts, and you'll find Anne Catherick, I promise

This meant that, when a black person caught the bus, they had to get on at the front of the bus to pay

These movements are also fighting for women's right to work, to earn equal pay and to own property

They also worked long hours and got very low pay - and it was very hard work.

Although almost none of them carried a gun, they did "men's" jobs and got the same pay

Women are becoming leaders in business, but equal pay is still a big problem

In the United Kingdom, more than three out of four businesses pay men more than women

The fight for work and equal pay has not been won

But she did not just play tennis; she also made great progress for women's equality and for women's pay in sport