I thought it best, however, to throw out two five-pound pieces of ballast, reserving still a weight of one hundred and sixty-five pounds.
The spring was of great power, compared with its dimensions, being capable of raising forty-five pounds upon a barrel of four inches diameter, after the first turn, and gradually increasing as it was wound up.
Besides, five poundsis a large sum of money, and if Jellicoe owed it, there was nothing strange in Mr. Barley's doing everything he could to recover it.
So Mike laughed perfunctorily, took back the envelope with the five pounds, accepted a stone ginger beer and a plateful of biscuits, and rode off on his return journey.
The baby-farmer says, 'Give me five pounds and I'll find a good woman who wants a little one, and you shall hear no more about it.
Certainly, he who in two years sells thirteen hundred copies of a volume in quarto, bought for two payments of five pounds each, has no reason to repent his purchase.
Later in 1657, the Company threw open the freedom of the Company to the public for a nominal sum of five pounds.
Over time the running cash note tended to be for round sums of at least twenty pounds and multiples of five pounds.
Other persons possessing game or keeping a greyhound or setting dogs or guns or other devices to kill game must forfeit them and five pounds.
I afterwards gave Lameen a present, consisting of one pound of tea, five pounds of coffee, and four heads of loaf sugar.
He had now one hundred and twenty-five pounds in hand.
Five pounds in a month; after that--ten pounds a month till we are clear.
The price stipulated was fifteen hundred and seventy-five pounds.
We have seen that the reward of his labour was only fifteen hundred and seventy-five pounds; and when the expence of amanuenses and paper, and other articles are deducted, his clear profit was very inconsiderable.
Five pounds of grapes, three pounds of granulated sugar, half pint of vinegar, two teaspoonfuls each of cinnamon, allspice and cloves.
Five pounds of brown sugar, three gallons of cooked apples, one quart of cider vinegar.
The party finally mounted the char-a-bancs, just as I was about to offer the baby for twenty-five pounds, and dirt cheap at that.
Of course he could not suggest anything: men never can; although he offered to come there and lodge for a month at twenty-five pounds a week.
She still has twenty-five pounds to pay before Comfort Cottage is really her own.
I have a horse for which I gave twenty-five pounds, at Cairo.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "five pounds" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
