lay a wager

Example Sentences

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I'll lay a wager Chatterton will give you a lot of stuff like the "Friar's Bridge" when he sees you.'

From Bristol Bells A Story of the Eighteenth Century by Marshall, Emma

I will lay a wager it is the servant of the officer with whom you are in love.

From The Comedies of Carlo Goldoni edited with an introduction by Helen Zimmern by Goldoni, Carlo

Wilt lay a wager on’t, my little maid?”

From Peggy Owen at Yorktown by Madison, Lucy Foster

"Let us lay a wager on it," said the Englishmen.

From Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen by Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian)

I’ll lay a wager with you that this car tumbles off the bank before five minutes are past.”

From Lord Stranleigh Abroad by Barr, Robert