Example sentences of "must have cost " in BNC.
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| 1 | I really felt she had gone too far ; the book must have cost a small fortune . |
| 2 | It must have cost the earth , package and all . |
| 3 | He derived some comfort from Rajiv 's habitual elegance ; wearing a suit , shirt and tie that must have cost two months of his salary as an Assistant Under-Secretary of State , he was sitting at the other side of the large , uncompromising desk that the Department provides for its most senior officials , not a hair out of place and his black eyes alive with amusement . |
| 4 | ‘ It must have cost a fortune to build , ’ said Maud . |
| 5 | She was standing amidst a pile of bouquets , mostly pink and red roses which must have cost a fortune at this season , and chrysanthemums . |
| 6 | Brand new — in first class condition it must have cost many times that to make , being in heavy tin and having a lid with collapsible handle that turned it into a frying pan . |
| 7 | Dad said , and it must have cost him a lot to say so little after he 'd been put down by me , ‘ I 've decided I want to be with Eva . ’ |
| 8 | This was clearly untrue and must have cost votes . |
| 9 | It must have cost her over a quid . |
| 10 | Practically a tennis dress , Flavia noted with approval , having no idea who had made it , nor indeed that it was made , nor how much it must have cost . |
| 11 | ‘ That must have cost a pretty penny , ’ Mickey Aronson declared , not really expecting to be told the price . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | It must have cost a lot of money to go for that amount of time ? |
| 14 | That must have cost a packet . |
| 15 | Must have cost a packet — and it 's not even my birthday . ’ |
| 16 | But it was solid silver — and the inscription must have cost a bit as well . |
| 17 | Must have cost someone millions . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ That must have cost you a great deal , Caroline . ’ |
| 19 | And er I thought it was , what a money it must have cost to put that one commercial firm doing that . |
| 20 | It must have cost her quite a bit too , taking on a man who looks like I look , his fat shoulders and heavy head tensed over the spectacle of her lost or twisted sisters . |
| 21 | Yes , even with her strong round face and unimpeachable teeth and her rectitude , it must have cost her something . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | ‘ But it must have cost you more than you could afford , ’ Faye accused . |
| 24 | 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 ? ’ |
| 25 | ’ Archie , this must have cost you a fortune ! ’ |
| 26 | ‘ It must have cost an awful lot , all this , ’ she murmured , looking around across the large expanse of land , the huge , dominating barn . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | ‘ It must have cost a fortune to have it taken apart piece by piece and reconstructed , but my Nico never hesitated . |
| 29 | Must have cost him a few thousand to have it done . ’ |
| 30 | He said the appeal must have cost the Sundial thousands of pounds . |