How to use "francs" in a sentence

'But what about the candlesticks? I gave you those as well, don't you remember? They're silver like the rest, and worth at least two hundred francs

Will you do that for me? I could pay six francs a month.'

Mme Thenardier still said nothing, but a man's voice from inside the house called, 'We'll take seven francs a month, and six months in advance.'

'And another fifteen francs for extras,' called the man.

'I have eighty francs.'

One month later, Thenardier was short of money again, so he took Cosette's beautiful silk clothes to Paris and sold them for sixty francs

At the end of the year, however, Thenardier was not happy with just seven francs a month; he demanded twelve and Fantine paid without protest, happy that her daughter was being well cared for.

The Thenardiers wrote her a frightening letter in which they told her that Cosette had no clothes, and that they needed ten francs immediately to buy her a new dress

Fantine, who did not have ten francs, but who was afraid that her daughter would freeze to death, went to the barber's shop

'Ten francs.'

This time they wanted forty francs because Cosette was very ill and urgently needed medicine

'If you sold me your two front teeth, I'd pay you forty francs.'

'I owe a hundred francs

Madeleine sent the Thenardiers 300 francs and told them to send Cosette to Montreuil immediately

Thenardier, thinking that Fantine had suddenly become rich, wrote back and demanded 500 francs

'1500 francs,' Thenardier, who had already done his arithmetic, replied.

'I owe sixty francs in rent,' he said.

'Five francs is all I have with me,' he said

'He said he'll be here at six o'clock, with sixty francs

It's worth about three francs.'

For 1500 francs you took away a girl who was bringing me lots of money.'

All I'm asking for is 200,000 francs

Valjean took thirty francs from his pockets and showed it to Thenardier, who stared with disbelief

'You killed a man for just thirty francs? You're a fool.' He searched Marius's pockets himself, and then Valjean's.

He took the thirty francs and, helping Valjean to lift Marius on to his shoulders, he put the key in the lock and opened the gate just wide enough for Valjean to pass through

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

It's a remarkable secret and I'll sell the information to you for 20,000 francs.'

'10,000 francs?'

'I'll tell you for twenty francs.'

'500 francs! That's real money

Jean Valjean, who knew the mayor's background, reported him to the police and took advantage of his arrest to take over half a million francs from his Paris bank

When you arrive there, I'll send you another 20,000 francs