Sentence examples for brought a fortune from inspiring English sources
The most prominent dealer in this market was Ernest Gambart, whose showmanship and business acumen brought a fortune to him and the artists with whom he dealt, including Hunt, William Powell Frith, Lawrence Alma-Tadema, and Rosa Bonheur.
The raising of expensive dams brings a fortune in kickbacks to politicians and regulators.
They sported pounds of Navajo silver and turquoise squash-blossom necklaces that would bring a fortune today.
Pro-gambling groups often cite data showing that casinos can revitalize broken economies and bring a fortune in tax revenue to the state.
The server brings a fortune cookie to the guy, who opens it to find a message specifically addressed to him: "ANDY I WANT TO ASK YOU SOMETHING".
Guang-zhou (Canton) would lose the lock on foreign trade that it had held for centuries (and which recently had brought a vast fortune to Howqua, the leading comprador a state-authorised go-between in the trade).
The Wall Street connection is already there, given Cora, Countess of Grantham brought an American fortune to the Crawley family and Shirley MacLaine made a memorable guest appearance in 2013 as her mother Martha Levinson.
George Graham's installation in place of Howard Wilkinson brought a change of fortune.
Morrisons' home delivery deal with Ocado has brought a reversal of fortunes for the internet grocer.
I can't say it brought us a fortune, but it felt symbolic.
It has brought him a fortune estimated at £40m, and remarkably, we don't appear to resent him for it, despite its shamelessness, because – cue the violins – he genuinely appears to have given something back.
