Example sentences of "must [vb infin] cost a " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | It , it must 've cost a fortune , because er extra because of all the hotel accommodation we had to have as well . |
| 2 | I really felt she had gone too far ; the book must have cost a small fortune . |
| 3 | ‘ It must have cost a fortune to build , ’ said Maud . |
| 4 | She was standing amidst a pile of bouquets , mostly pink and red roses which must have cost a fortune at this season , and chrysanthemums . |
| 5 | ‘ That must have cost a pretty penny , ’ Mickey Aronson declared , not really expecting to be told the price . |
| 6 | Yet he could n't quite drum up the enmity that seemed necessary in the circumstances , and that fact quite pleased him , for it proved what an enduring thing male friendship was , even if Jim did look to him less than his old self , and over-dressed in foreigners ' plumes that must have cost a packet in duty , the jacket obviously being pure wool . |
| 7 | It must have cost a lot of money to go for that amount of time ? |
| 8 | That must have cost a packet . |
| 9 | Must have cost a packet — and it 's not even my birthday . ’ |
| 10 | But it was solid silver — and the inscription must have cost a bit as well . |
| 11 | She did n't object when we went to eat in a trattoria where the food and wine must have cost a week 's dole . |
| 12 | Some of the equipment in here must have cost a small fortune — it would be dreadful , would n't it , if there should happen to be an accident ? ’ |
| 13 | The holly , being the sort of holly that is sold on street corners in London at this time of year , must have cost a fortune and it did n't have berries on . |
| 14 | ‘ It must have cost a fortune to have it taken apart piece by piece and reconstructed , but my Nico never hesitated . |
| 15 | I mean the carpet must have cost a fortune ! |
| 16 | It must have cost a lot at the start but they |
| 17 | But they must have cost a lot |
| 18 | ‘ It must have cost an awful lot , all this , ’ she murmured , looking around across the large expanse of land , the huge , dominating barn . |