With wages at from nine to twelve shillings a day, and with money so much dearer than at home, the Australian has necessarily to pay a much higher rent for his house.
The experts -- some scores of them including the British Museum, -- had affirmed that the drawing was worth a certain moiety of twelve shillings.
Adams, the purchaser of the Rafael, knew nothing whatever on the subject, but thought he might credit himself with education to the value of twelve shillings, and call the drawing nothing.
But in the manuscripts from which all the different editions of the statutes, preceding that of Mr Ruffhead, were printed, the copiers had never transcribed this regulation beyond the price of twelve shillings.
Then there's the instalments for the furniture and oilcloth--twelve shillings.
The number of lots was four thousand three hundred and thirteen, and the total proceeds of the sale were four thousand one hundred and sixty pounds, twelve shillings.
Croker, the Summ of Ten Pounds a-piece to buy them Mourning: and also to each of them a Ring of Twelve Shillings.
Croker, the Sum of Ten Pounds a piece to buy them Mourning: and also to each of them a Ring of Twelve Shillings.
What can he have saved, on twelve shillings a week?
Three pounds, twelve shillings, and ninepence, sir, if you'll count it.
Here I've a-been near upon fifty years earnin' twelve shillings a week, and all the while might ha' been a rich man and my own master!
Think of the labourer now, with five children, of school age, on twelve shillings a week--think of the sweated women in London.
Twelve shillings a week, and work about half the year!
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "twelve shillings" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
