The film was a popular success and earned over half a million pounds in profit.

The police got a result and David earned himself 50 pounds for the tip-off.

I don't feel that someone in the street, earning eight pounds an hour, is somehow better than me because they're raising money.

My father was a gardener who never earned more than two pounds a week, but we always had good vegetables.

"I used to earn 10 or 20 pounds a day, because Egyptian workers put their money in building houses," he said.

Henceforth Edward was able to earn five pounds a week.

His performances sold out and earned nearly 850 pounds the last six nights.

I cleaned up a pretty penny and earned five pounds.

Her advice to women is to "earn 500 pounds a year by your wits."

He ask me in soft voice if I would like to earn five pounds.