lay a wager
Example Sentences
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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
Nobody is stirring there yet, I'll lay a wager.
From Bristol Bells A Story of the Eighteenth Century by Marshall, Emma
"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
"Let us lay a wager on it," said the Englishman.
From Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales Second Series by Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian)
