Example sentences of "[noun] for a few pounds " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then they 'd have a big auction for a few pounds where Dad used to do the auctioning and since he was a sergeant major one could hear his voice . |
| 2 | For one thing , she said , they could hardly scrape up enough money for one deck passage , let alone two , for in two years he had sold only three paintings for a few pounds . |
| 3 | hiding Joe remembers : ‘ In my early days I had a big following in Barnsley , bigger even than at home in Bradford and I played Alex there one night for a few pounds . |
| 4 | Bought as an ‘ add-on ’ with a house contents policy for a few pounds a year , it should cover you for consumer , household and personal injury claims . |
| 5 | He bought the painting for a few pounds in the nineteen fifties . |
| 6 | Old man beaten to death for a few pounds . |
| 7 | Most campsites also have huts for hire for a few pounds per night per person . |