Commit
Pay
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Must Make Amends: Bosola strangles the duchess, but almost immediately attempts to revive her once he learns that her brother, who hired him to commit the murder, is refusing to pay him.
Source: Theatre / The Duchess of Malfi - Played hilariously straight in the Italian movie Amici Miei (My Friends), where a woman tries to commit suicide by letting the gas leak... and fails because her husband didn't pay the bill.
Source: Forgot to Pay the Bill - Nighthawks. Wulfgar (Rutger Hauer) and his "worse half" Shaka (Persis Khambatta) make it very clear that they will commit acts of terrorism for anyone who will pay.
Source: Terrorists Without a Cause
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