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Meanings of give sixpence in English

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Usage of give sixpence in English
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I shall give sixpence to the winner, just to encourage local sport.
Fan : The Story of a Young Girl's Life
2
After all, I wouldn't give sixpence for a woman who had no spirit.
The Best British Short Stories of 1922
3
I took it out to give sixpence to a beggar-and-andhereis the sixpence!'
Ideala
4
I would not give sixpence to be out yonder in the storm, although it is only snow.
Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 3 (1876-1885)
5
You can each give sixpence if you like, and we'll spend the money on a chocolate feast.
A Popular Schoolgirl
6
I am not curious, my dear young lady, but I would give sixpence to know who you are.
The Crimson Blind
7
They laid sixpence, and we that were by were to give sixpence to him that told the best news.
The Diary of Samuel Pepys
8
They laid sixpence, and we that were by were to give sixpence to him that told the best newes.
Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 45: August/September 1666
9
Then, I agree with you, that "I would not give sixpence to call the King my uncle!"
The Letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton, Vol. I. / With A Su...
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Every minute I expected to see ghosts sweeping by; ghosts I would not give sixpence to See, Lauderdales, Tollcmaches, and Maitlands.
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4
11
If I can't contrive to divert her attention from you and her master, I won't give sixpence for our chance of success.
No Name
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The young man told him, adding that he gave sixpence for it.
The Book-Hunter at Home
13
The organ-player had been ordered to go away and given sixpence.
Dubliners
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So, giving sixpence to the child who had held his horse, the Squire mounted.
Wives and Daughters
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I would not have given sixpence an acre for the whole of it.]
Wau-Bun: The Early Day in the Northwest
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Tregarthen would not have given sixpence to discover.
Major Vigoureux
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