From defiant defence to absolute antis, they were all there fighting their corner and throwing in their twopence worth as the saying goes. |
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Flowers were also very scarce, narcissus and chrysanthemums being the chief varieties at twopence and threepence per bunch. |
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The admission to the ground was traditionally a penny, twopence if W. G. Grace was batting. |
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Downstairs a front seat on the wooden benches cost fourpence and twopence at the rear. |
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A gilded silver twopence might well pass for a gold half-crown to the unwary. |
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From here on the doubters began to pipe down and make very rare appearances to throw in their twopence worth. |
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She soon discontinued the groat, Edward VI having introduced the silver sixpence and threepence, although she continued its half, the twopence. |
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No, he didn't think it was fair to take the boy's twopence for telling him that. |
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The billon coinage was discontinued after 1603, but twopence pieces in copper called hardheads, bodles, or turners continued to be issued until the Act of Union. |
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Their price for a daily supply of 20 lbs during the whole of the time before mentioned is six dollars, somewhat less than twopence sterling a day. |
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In 1750, he decided to produce a series of essays under the title The Rambler that were to be published every Tuesday and Saturday and sell for twopence each. |
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