tenner - use in sentences

Preposition: on

  • home: It was tipping it down last night and I blew a tenner on a taxi home as a treat.
  • something: The temptation is to stick a tenner on something at long odds and go and get a beer.

Adjective modifier

  • top: Other new entries: 16 Orbital The Blue Album - they had three top tenners in the mid 90s.
  • few: You'll save a few tenners maybe but you'd waste a lot of the features of the mobo.
  • crisp: From next issue on, there'll be a crisp tenner awarded to the Star Letter of the Month.
  • mere: Anyone selling a dose of heroin to a young girl like that for a mere tenner 's profit is surely beneath contempt?
  • last: The inspiration faded and I stopped being trendy, skulking away one December morning to the Dieppe ferry with my last tenner.

Converse of object

  • stick: Stick a tenner on each one, that's another?2 million.
  • spend: Last time I went to Selfridges in Birmingham in spent nearly a tenner on a massive bag!
  • win: I've just found out I won a tenner in September!
  • put: I sat there under the trees sipping the last dregs of Bollinger, cursing myself for not having put a tenner on.
  • pay: You wouldn't want to pay nearly a tenner for your poster now would you.
  • cost: Full access to our site costs just a tenner for three months access.

Modifies a noun

  • bet: Memo to self: Trust Mrs Parrot more and be sure to place at least a tenner bet on her intuition.
  • tomorrow: I donated £ 200 online this evening and will add the other tenner tomorrow.

Preposition: in

  • hand: All achieved with a tenner in hand from my budget for my wedding outfit.

Preposition: for

  • adult: It's only a tenner for adults, £ 5 for OAPs and Students, £ 2 for juniors.
  • kid: Tickets are priced at £ 15 for adults, a tenner for kids or £ 30 for a family package.
  • membership: I'll bring along a check for a tenner for life membership then:D ----------------------------- :nono: Life membership is still £ 100.

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