Paid

Examples

• I happen to know that he paid seven hundred pounds to a footman for a note two lines in length, and that the ruin of a noble family was the result. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• The daughter had been found; but only one man besides Bulstrode knew it, and he was paid for keeping silence and carrying himself away. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• Yes, he continued, after some turning over of pages, he was paid last on May 20th. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• I certainly did not see the proof of Mr. Skimpole's worldliness in his having his expenses paid by Richard, but I made no remark about that. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Sherman paid no attention at all to the overture, but pushed forward and took the town without making any conditions whatever with its citizens. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• But he called till he was hoarse; nobody paid the least attention to him. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• The priest paid no attention to him and I saw Pablo shake his head. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• They must be paid,' said my aunt. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• Therefore, those who had died at his hands must have seen him and paid the penalty with their lives. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• The German government paid $1,250,000 into the Zeppelin fund for experiments, and contributed a large sum in addition to the maintenance of a balloon corps. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• It was extremely difficult, I heard, to make out what he owed, or what he had paid, or of what he died possessed. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• I paid for my coffee and grappa and I watched the people going by in the light from the window. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• A balance, therefore, must necessarily be paid to them in gold and silver, and this balance, too, is generally found. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• Tars Tarkas made some reply which I could not catch, but which caused Lorquas Ptomel to smile; after which they paid no further attention to me. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• The ransom must be paid by love and beauty, and in no other coin will I accept it. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• Mr. Dowler paid his bill, and hurried out with his travelling cap, coat, and cloak; and Mr. Pickwick and his friends followed to secure their places. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Yes, but they were paid off. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• Hows'ever, it warn't paid, and so they cuts the water off. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• It was a fundamental principle of the Gradgrind philosophy that everything was to be paid for. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• Even the enormous debt of Great Britain might in this manner soon be paid. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• You are half paid with the sermon, Mrs. Fitchett, remember that. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• He watched me, still; he gently raised his hand to stroke my hair; it touched my lips in passing; I pressed it close, I paid it tribute. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• My aunt instantly paid him the money, and sent him off. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• She is my debtor, and I _will_ be paid. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Royalty payments must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax returns. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Not that I like humouring Moore; but whatever I do I'll be paid for, and in coin of my own choosing. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• They paid so much dearer for the bills which their bankers granted them upon those countries. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• Oh, no, my Lady; I would have paid any debt, and joyful. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• She paid scot and she paid lot when she had money to pay; she worked when she could, and she starved when she must. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• And now we're upon it, I'll let you into another secret besides that,' said Sam, as he paid for the beer. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.

Typist: Randall