How to use "amount" in a sentence

Valjean, as her guardian, gave Cosette a large amount of money - half a million francs - but did not tell her that the money was his

I just know that if we ask them for a small amount, then they can pay

Of course no amount of amusing talk, no quantity of icy Dom PS 233;rignon could render her unaware of the excitement that was building in the showroom as curtain time drew near

The table, the chairs, the credenza, and the hutch all glowed warmly because of the prodigious amount of furniture polish that had been buffed into the wood with even more vigor than he had employed when shining his dazzling shoes

Later, when she was reading the amount collected on the church notice board, she saw that no pound note had been received

As it was reported later, most of them remained busy with preparations in the pit on Horsell Common until nine that night, doing something that produced a great amount of Black Smoke.

These broke when they hit the ground - they did not explode - and let out an enormous amount of thick Black Smoke

In another moment it had hit the sea, and a great amount of water and steam flew high in the air

'I should also mention that her husband left her a large amount of money

'"What for?" I asked, very surprised by the large amount.

After a long fight, the BBC paid Carrie the same amount of money as the men were paid.