I paid
Examples
I am glad that I paid so little attention to good advice; had I abided by it I might have been saved from some of my most valuable mistakes.
I took one Draught of Life -- I'll tell you what I paid -- Precisely an existence -- The market price, they said.
You should hear me on my own. It's horrendous. I saw Deep Purple live once and I paid money for it and I thought, Geez, this is ridiculous.'
If I paid $3 or $4 for a cigar, first I'd sleep with it.
I paid the price of solitude but at least I'm out of debt.
I paid a goat because I blaabed.