Example sentences of "i [num] pounds " in BNC.
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| 1 | He wanted to be able to give me fifty pounds , and he was suffering from a deep sense of inadequacy because he could n't have given me five . |
| 2 | Sh she pays me fifty pounds , she rang me up she were away to a funeral |
| 3 | I have to pay tax on that lot mind , but I mean it 's something you know like it 's still costing me fifty pounds |
| 4 | Anyway that 's , that 's on , that 's only a three hour course that 's running for thirteen weeks , which will cost me forty pounds , but I 'll take |
| 5 | The bonus for me was that the money was so much better than Whiteleys , Instead of getting 36 bob for Thursday evening and all day Saturday , Malcolm paid me three pounds 10 shillings — almost twice as much — for the Saturday only . |
| 6 | Er say , I mean they normally give me three pounds do n't they ? |
| 7 | you see Sister makes all these arrangements , it 's she who does so many of the arrangements , she has made the arrangements about there being no coffee , several people have come to me and said I do n't know why you 've got to stop coffee because we can always go over and have lunch anyway , you know , er after the coffee , but Jean came to me she said look I 'm giving you this , and she gave me three pounds , she said I would much rather that was put into this , there your charity thing than take it across the hall , she said my Margaret wo n't go over there any more , because they , they say , you know , put in for your lunch what it would cost |
| 8 | ‘ If you 'd like to give me ten pounds , ’ she added , quickly . |
| 9 | Why does it cost me ten pounds fifty return from Darlington but if I take a single to Darlin to Darlington from York it costs me ten quid . |
| 10 | An everyday grey suit cost me twelve pounds . |
| 11 | ‘ Give me five pounds ? ’ |
| 12 | I went down town yesterday and got some braising steak and it cost me five pounds sixty . |
| 13 | My Mum works for Jane in there , in the alarm business and Jane paid me five pounds . |
| 14 | He gave me twenty pounds . ’ |
| 15 | You owe me thirty pounds . |
| 16 | That 'll save me two pounds out of my purse in the morning then . |
| 17 | paid me two pounds . |
| 18 | And er one or two got caught up occasionally now and then so we did erm have to go underneath because I was earning too much to get a free one it cost me seven pounds ten and I 've got the receipt for it . |