Example sentences of "it [modal v] cost [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The converse of barriers to entry are barriers to exit : it may cost firms more to quit than to stay in the market . |
| 2 | Oliver wondered why the old man lived in such an old , dirty place , when he had so many watches , but then he thought that it must cost Fagin a lot of money to look after the Dodger and the other boys . |
| 3 | It might cost 3p a day to take one of our products as a form of protection against heart disease or as a way of helping relieve the symptoms of rheumatism or arthritis . |
| 4 | BR 's claim that it might cost £33 million to convert to a modern power system was a crucial element in the decision to close the tunnel . |
| 5 | It 'll cost Virgin an estimated five million pounds a year to lease each new plane , with six on order |
| 6 | The dentist says : ‘ It 'll cost £150 . |
| 7 | Next year it could cost £2 extra a week — £100 per head — to pay for people who have refused to pay their poll tax ? |
| 8 | It would cost £4,000 to dispose of the material . |
| 9 | Plans for the complex were first revealed in September 1990 and it was estimated it would cost £100 million to build . |
| 10 | The council said it would cost £10 to send somebody to look at the wall and then I 'd have to pay to have it repaired . |
| 11 | If we were to have to suffer all the rigours of the directive to which my hon. Friend refers , it would cost employers substantial sums — billions of pounds — in the next year . |
| 12 | If that policy were applied throughout Britain , as was also said by the right hon. Gentleman , it would cost £1.2 billion — an additional cost to the taxpayer which could only mean less investment in roads . |
| 13 | On the basis of Fields 's figures , if certain guidelines were adhered to rigorously , Branson estimated that it would cost Virgin £20m a year to run the airline , but the most they stood to lose by ‘ cutting and running ’ at any time was £2m . |
| 14 | BR then said it would cost £2½ million to repair . |
| 15 | Then , BR told a public inquiry that it would cost £5 million to convert the line , which runs from Manchester east to Hadfield and Glossop . |
| 16 | The report added that President Rafsanjani had estimated that it would cost Iran at least $500,000,000 a month to care for the refugees . |
| 17 | It would cost France over 77 000 of her sons , including 2000 officers ( among them the sons of two Marshals of France and of 20 Generals ) and even heavier casualties among the Foreign Legion , the colonial troops from Algeria , Morocco and Senegal : and of course the Vietnamese soldiers conscripted by France to fight the Viet Minh . |
| 18 | Similarly it would cost $1,300 with Santa Cruz Unix , $1,000 with NeXTstep , $1,350 with IBM Corp and $1,200 with Hewlett-Packard Co . |
| 19 | It would need to be replaced overnight , in time for another test flight — and , because insurance cover only became active on the granting of a certificate , it would cost £600,000 to do it . |
| 20 | The NCC estimates it would cost £4.5 billion to meter the whole country and it says the cost to consumers would be £135 to £205 per property , rising to £1,000 for flats that share a common supply . |
| 21 | I believe that it would cost jobs and cost prosperity in this country . |
| 22 | Keith Atkinson , senior environmental health officer , said it would cost £42 to check each work-station in Darlington . |
| 23 | They claim that it would cost £300,000 extra on the station . |
| 24 | ‘ If perfect it would cost £1,500 , ’ Dennis adds . |
| 25 | The Greens had decided against contesting the two seats because it would cost £1,500 to enter each candidate and the money would probably be lost . |
| 26 | If a single user was to buy the package , it would cost £60.00 + VAT for the year ( including updates and documentation ) . |
| 27 | Heavy cost of checking pollution It would cost Darlington £200,000 to keep a gas pollution detector working all year round , councillors heard . |
| 28 | The fear is , first , that paying a national army would create an awkward precedent and , second , that it would cost $1m–7m a month on top of the $1.2 billion that the operation is already expected to cost . |
| 29 | Similarly it would cost $1,295 with the SCO , $995 with Next , $1,350 with IBM and $1,195 with HP . |
| 30 | It would cost £373,767 ( and 16 pence . ) |