Sentence examples for charged a lot from inspiring English sources
We charged a lot, and the business just took off.
The main factors, analysts say, were increased medical care costs and higher profits for insurance companies, which charged a lot more in premiums than they paid out for medical services.
"One of my friends bounced four checks in a row because he didn't balance his checkbook, and he got charged a lot of money," said Patrick Earley, 18, a freshman at Wake Technical Community College in Raleigh, N.C.
"Ten years ago the music industry charged a lot of money for music to be used in TV ads," said Mark Boyd, the creative director for content at ad agency Bartle Bogle Hegarty.
Generally speaking, Smith says, artists who charged a lot more for the best 1,000 or so seats would reduce the incentive for scalpers to buy these tickets; it would also allow artists to charge even less for the rest of the seats in the house.
The fact Beyoncé charged – and charged a lot – for her album but U2 didn't charge a penny for theirs arguably says all you need to know about how confident each of them are about the fans' willingness to put their hands in their pockets.
