It seems that your father when he was dying spoke of his daughter in England, and Mr. Trent is very anxious now to find you out, and speaks of a large sum of money which he wishes to invest in your name.
The object of Swartz was, to sell the paper to me for a large sum, as he had gotten an inkling of the state of affairs, and my relation with madam.
Upon the person of the murdered man a large sum of money, which he had received that day, was discovered.
You stole that paper, and promise yourself that you will sell it for a large sum of money--you have already been bargaining, and have tried to finish the business.
In 1797, an emigrant lodged at an inn at Hamburg where another traveller was robbed of a large sum in ready money and jewels.
I had taken a share of one-fourth in the bank of an honest patrician, and early in Lent he handed me a large sum.
In a capital that would not have been considered a large sum, but in a commercial and industrial city like Lyons it raised the alarm amongst the merchants, and the Ultramontanes thought of taking their leave.
I had no idea of giving such a large sum, because I felt no wish to obtain what it would have procured me; what I obtained was all I cared for.
Lord Strichen was a man not only honest, but highly generous: for after his succession to the family estate, he paid a large sumof debts contracted by his predecessor, which he was not under any obligation to pay.
That Hooke got a LARGE sum of money for writing her Apology.
Knowing that with mercenary soldiers, when force is insufficient, corruption commonly prevails, they offered the count a large sum of money on condition that he should quit the city, and give it up to them.
Ferdinand and Isabella had promised a large sum of money to the man who should first discover land.
He demanded that Gourges should be punished, and offered a large sum of money for his head.
At length one of their messengers returned, and going to Menendez he offered him a large sum of money if he would swear to spare their lives.
They now began to demand all sorts of things from the United States; they demanded, among other things, that the Americans should pay them a large sum of money as a bribe.
If she had known where to find him, she would have gone to him, and endeavored, by the payment of a large sum of money, to persuade him to leave France.
Blanche was forced to undergo the terrible humiliation of confessing that she had given a large sum of money to this man, whose family she had known, and who, she added, had once rendered her an important service.
But, in either case, Blanche would require money--a large sum of money, for whose use she would be accountable to no one.
But then, five times six are thirty; thirty thousand pounds will be a large sum to make up.
Mr Gresham owed a large sum of money, and he had, moreover, already sold a portion of his property.
I should think it would be a large sum to anybody," said Mrs. Steward in a severe tone.
I thought my luck was going to turn; but it is far too good to be true that I might keep such a large sum of money safely.
If there is a rule that the Middleton governors are strict about, it is that by which the girls are forbidden to borrow money from one another; and eight pounds is such a large, large sum.
He troubled his mind not in the least about Raoul, determined to use him as a tool so long as he needed his services, and then pay him a large sumif he would go back to England.
A large sum will be kept there the night I choose.
Fauvel has given orders that no large sum shall be kept in the safe over-night; before closing the bank everything is sent to the Bank of France.
On the credit of this act, as soon as it was passed by the commons, the ministry borrowed a large sum at three per cent, but it was understood that the sinking fund was pledged as a collateral security to pay any deficiency.
The Nabob of Oude pressed him to accept a large sum of money and a casket of costly jewels.
For a cause in which a large sum is at stake may be important only to the particular plaintiff and the particular defendant.
He was allowed to keep a large sum, which, even in time of peace, was seldom less than one hundred thousand pounds, constantly in his hands; and the interest on this sum he might appropriate to his own use.
Meer Jaffier's terror was extreme; and the only expedient which occurred to him was to purchase, by the payment of a large sum of money, an accommodation with Shah Alum.
Five thousand dollars was a large sum of money, and Smith felt strongly tempted to close in with the liberal offer.
The city has to pay, and I might just as well get a large sum as a small one.
Lawson took great pride in this animal, and had refused a large sumof money for her.
There has been no hesitation, on his part, to accept a large sum of money from Natalie.
I will tell you, my dear friend, that a large sum of money was due to this woman from Madame de Santos.
If he gives a large sum to the girl, it will give his "sultana" a powerful weapon for the future.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "large sum" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
