Sentence examples for a fortune said from inspiring English sources

"He owes us a fortune," said Lynda Resnick, a board member.

"They wind up better than if they did nothing, but it costs them a fortune," said Lee Schipper, a specialist at Stanford in urban transport.

"Anyone who's had a bet on it has probably made a fortune," said Baxter, still slightly taken aback by the pool outcome.

"If you could find out why Totnes is like Totnes and bottle it, you'd make a fortune," said Tony Rose at Ticklemore Cheese Shop.

The auction, which took place even as financial markets were crumbling, was wildly successful and helped make him one of the richest artists in the world, with a fortune said to be more than $300 million.

"When we gear up for an auction, there are always people asking, 'How can I get into the market without spending a fortune?" said Denise Bethel, director of photography at Sotheby's.

"They could have made a fortune," says Martin.

"You can see a guy dressed like he can't piss in a pot but is worth a fortune," says Panasuk.

"If you can't shoot Monday because your star can't appear because he's drugged out, it's costing you a fortune," says Mark Bunim, a lawyer and director at Case Closure, which mediates, arbitrates and resolves claims.

But there is no doubt that she makes a fortune saying very serious, cruel, show-stopping things to people in distress, especially, it seems, when she's in a grumpy mood.

The engineers who made SCHAFT started their company not because they thought it would make them a fortune, says Takashi Kato, an entrepreneurial investor who helped them with it; they did it "because they would rather build robots than anything else".This fascination has produced robots of many shapes and sizes.