Examples of the the word, pence , in a Sentence Context

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  1. And 12 p; 3 pounds 12 pence ; 3 pounds and 12 pence ; as well as just 8 p or 8, pence , * AME uses words such as nickel, dime,and quarter for small coins. In BRE the
  2. The local currency is the Saint Helena pound, which is equivalent to 100, pence , and is at a par with the British Pound. The government issues its own coins
  3. Was passed in 1838 with the correct rating of $1 = 4 shillings 2, pence , In the years following the 1838 order-in-council, the British West Indies
  4. Twist, such as ones aimed at vagrants, offering loans of between 5 and 10, pence , for a cup of tea. Roger Ellie has frequently starred in such spoof
  5. And Republic of Ireland used a mixed duodecimal-vigesimal currency system (12, pence , = 1 shilling,20 shillings or 240 pence to the pound sterling or Irish pound)
  6. Finances, preferring to keep a bank balance of 444 pounds,4 shillings, and 4, pence , He wears pince-nez reading glasses. Methods In The Mysterious Affair at Styles
  7. Of The Age of Reason, Part I in 1794 in London, selling it for a mere three, pence , Meanwhile, Paine,considered too moderate by the powerful Jacobin wing of the
  8. Fifty pence coin and one is shown crowned on the back of the British ten, pence ,coin. It is also used as a symbol on the non-ceremonial flag of the British
  9. Is sold at four pence per quart, and that of our own making for only three, pence ,alto’ it exceeds the English, in strength, colour and taste: therefore we
  10. Was increased to $3 in March 2004. Originally it cost a car or motorcycle six, pence ,to cross, a horse and rider being three pence . Use of the bridge by bicycle
  11. 3 pounds 12 p; 3 pounds and 12 p; 3 pounds 12 pence ; 3 pounds and 12, pence , ; as well as just 8 p or 8 pence . * AME uses words such as nickel, dime,and
  12. Troy ounces to the troy pound) * traditional British monetary system (twelve, pence ,to the shilling) * the ancient Babylonian concept of 360 days in the year (12
  13. Existing conversion rate of $4.80 per pound sterling (or $1 = 4 shillings 2, pence , ). It was one of the many experimental political and economic ventures tested
  14. By various private banks, denominated in dollars equivalent to 4 shillings 2, pence , See Antigua dollar, Barbadian dollar, Dominican dollar, Grenadan dollar
  15. The alternative nickname 50 pence building, based on the more familiar 50, pence , coin. Lunar House is another high-rise building. Like other government office
  16. Was greatly superior to that imported from London, which is sold at four, pence ,per quart, and that of our own making for only three pence alto’ it exceeds
  17. In Ireland, where it is the official currency. * In BRE the use of p instead of, pence ,is common in spoken usage. Each of the following has equal legitimacy: 3 pounds
  18. System of currency used in Britain, expressed in pounds, shillings and, pence , He was unable to make sense of the British monetary system, and was unable to
  19. Was put on sale on 1 May, to be valid as of 6 May 1840; two days later the two, pence ,blue was introduced. Both show an engraving of the young Queen Victoria, with
  20. Hong Kong dollar was pegged to sterling at the fixed rate of 1 shilling and 3, pence , whereas the palace was pegged to the Portuguese escudo at a sterling
  21. To the copy, they are welcome to sell it for a penny, if they please: the, pence , indeed, is the end of their works. " The practice of labeling the act of
  22. Established users of the sterling accounts system of pounds, shillings,and, pence , In 1964 Trinidad and Tobago withdrew from the currency union (adopting the
  23. Were 12-sided. Since decimalisation, it has gained the alternative nickname 50, pence , building,based on the more familiar 50 pence coin. Lunar House is another
  24. Be collected in a financial year, so Gladstone therefore imposed the extra four, pence ,at a rate of 8d. During the first half of the year so that he could obtain the
  25. And funded by each member contributing a weekly subscription of 6d (six, pence ,). Albion's first chairman was Henry Jackson, appointed in 1885,with the club
  26. Monterey learned of Edward's intention and warned Bruce by sending him twelve, pence ,and a pair of spurs. Bruce took the hint, and he and a squire fled the English
  27. Britannia!. The lion symbol is depicted behind Britannia on the British fifty, pence ,coin and one is shown crowned on the back of the British ten pence coin. It is
  28. By Harry Furnish. The values were three pence (then first-class post); seven, pence ,halfpenny; and nine pence . Grace's fame has endured and his large beard in
  29. NA Economic aid—recipient: $NA Currency: 1 Isle of Man pound = 100, pence , Exchange rates: Manx pounds per US$1: 0.6092 (January 2000),0.6180 (1999)
  30. Eaton published Parts I and II, and sold them at a cost of one shilling and six, pence , (Eaton was later forced to flee to America after being convicted of seditious
  31. To vary the basic rate of income tax payable in Scotland by plus or minus 3, pence , in the pound, though this power has not yet been exercised. In the 20 year
  32. Widely used to learn the pre-decimal British currency in this idiom:" a dozen, pence ,and a score of bob ", referring to the 20 shillings in a pound. For Americans
  33. Ninety-nine. In British English the latter pronunciation implies a value in, pence , so three ninety-nine would be understood as £3.99. * The BRE slang term quid
  34. It would cost a local brewer to produce. English porter had a net duty of three, pence ,per barrel because there was an excise bounty of a shilling recoverable on the
  35. To whom it is given) receive no other than a medal of Gould as big gas six, pence , " Had Roe intentionally converted, it would have caused quite a scandal in
  36. Printed on the check. On a check UK residents would write three pounds and 24, pence , three pounds 24 or three pounds 24p,since the currency unit is not preprinted
  37. Notes went into circulation at an official equivalent rate of 2 shillings and 4, pence , sterling,and all foreign coins were outlawed. However, the Chinese were
  38. Following has equal legitimacy: 3 pounds 12 p; 3 pounds and 12 p; 3 pounds 12, pence , ; 3 pounds and 12 pence ; as well as just 8 p or 8 pence . * AME uses words such
  39. Was an excise bounty of a shilling recoverable on the English duty of fifteen, pence ,per barrel. Irish porter was levied a duty of five shillings and six pence a
  40. Currency system (12 pence = 1 shilling,20 shillings or 240, pence , to the pound sterling or Irish pound),and Charlemagne established a monetary
  41. But curved in the same manner as the 7-sided British twenty pence and fifty, pence ,coins (the latter is comparable in size and value to the loonie). Its size
  42. Retailer which sells them, and can usually be exchanged for the deposit (30, pence , deposit ). Irn-Bru and Diet Irn-Bru are available in the following sizes: *
  43. Unrealistic rating in relation to the Spanish dollar of $1 4 shillings and 4, pence , Interestingly it did succeed in Jamaica, Bermuda,and British Honduras because
  44. Into, and you cannot afford a locksmith, it is the money. When you are two, pence ,short of a tin of baked beans, and your child is hungry, it is the money. When
  45. It cost a car or motorcycle six pence to cross, a horse and rider being three, pence , Use of the bridge by bicycle riders (provided that they use the cycle way)
  46. Rendered to him, under a penalty of L40 (40 pounds). A pound was 240 silver, pence , and a mark was 160 silver pence (i.e.,13 shillings and four pence ). It is
  47. Edged circles with 8 and 12 waves. Some other coins, like the British Fifty, pence ,coin and the Canadian Loonie, have an odd number of sides, with the edges
  48. Exactly straight, but curved in the same manner as the 7-sided British twenty, pence ,and fifty pence coins (the latter is comparable in size and value to the
  49. Of L40 (40 pounds). A pound was 240 silver pence , and a mark was 160 silver, pence ,(i.e.,13 shillings and four pence ). It is again, however,equally likely
  50. Have 12 inches in an imperial foot,12 ounces in a troy pound,12 old British, pence ,in a shilling,24 (12×2) hours in a day, and many other items counted by the

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