Sentence examples for a considerable sum on from inspiring English sources

You would not have made back your parking fee and hot dog money unless you had bet a considerable sum on Mineshaft, a son of A.P. Indy.

That situation changed dramatically when Desmond negotiated a truce with Associated, gave away his celebrity-based OK! magazine with the paper and spent a considerable sum on TV promotion.

And she said she has had to spend a considerable sum on beefing up security after she and her husband were informed there was "a significant threat" against them, although she would not give any further detail.

Gulnora, who acquired the company at rock bottom rates, made a considerable sum of money on the transaction.

In doing so he saved their lives, but as his provisions were rapidly exhausted he was forced to return to port to resupply at the point at which Cape François was about to fall, and so missed out on a considerable sum of prize money.

The patron was supposed to be learning Italian from [Girard]; this made a pretext for giving him, on their parting at Malta in 1811 ... a considerable sum of money".

Wellcome, a wealthy charity financed by an endowment rather than fundraising, can spend a considerable sum of money (although still less than 2% of its annual research costs) on supporting OA for all its researchers.

You and your husband reportedly lost a considerable sum of money you'd invested with Bernard Madoff.

I pay a considerable sum of money to play indoors at Islington Tennis Centre.

Webb, however, regards it as a "considerable sum of money".

Duchess Laura left Mary "a considerable sum of cash" and some jewellery.