Example sentences of "cost only [n mass] " in BNC.
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1 | Twenty years ago it cost only 3p to post a first-class letter , whereas today it costs 24p — an increase of 800 per cent . |
2 | Our ‘ Pucci ’ cost only £42.99 . |
3 | When I was there last year it cost only £12 : the rate had gone down due to the Gulf war and the fear of AIDS . |
4 | The same facility had been provided in 1912 , when Princess Louise opened Princess Parade , costing only 1d ! |
5 | The soft drinks which she also made were good sellers during the summer months , costing only 2½d and even then , 1d was allowed upon return of the bottle . |
6 | Hair and make-up artist Roxanne New transformed Fiona using cosmetics that cost only £50 . |
7 | Tickets cost only £4 . |
8 | These bijou reference books will just about slip into a cardboard Easter egg and cost only £2.99 each . |
9 | Sweat Jeans cost only £30 from BSCO stockists nationwide — call 081 451 2155 for details . |
10 | These cost only fourpence a pound and no doubt were a good means to provide longer life to footwear . |
11 | Woolwich Tabernacle , erected between 1895 and 1896 , sat 1,690 but cost only £13,936 for both the land and the building . |
12 | As the advert said , ‘ The average price of a tab of Ecstasy is £15 — yet Love Hearts cost only £4.95 for a packet of three — just one tenth of the designer drug equivalent . ’ |
13 | Each one is worth a thousand words , but a pack of six costs only £2.85 . |
14 | In fact , a four day stay at that hotel costs only £240 , so a couple would save £132 by booking with Clydesdale — nothing like the saving they claim . |
15 | Petrol costs only 14p a litre . |
16 | They were astonished to hear that in Britain it costs more than £3 to go to the cinema ( a Filipino obsession ) , when it costs only 3p in Dapitan , and to learn that teenage girls in Britain could go on a date with their boyfriends without a chaperone ; something disapproved of on Mindanao ) . |
17 | It uses Dermalogica products combined with massage to relieve tension by working on pressure points and costs only £10 for a 45 minute session . |
18 | So , for example , for a 40% taxpayer , £1,000 of investment effectively costs only £600 . |
19 | Listed as one of the 30 best courses in the world , day membership costs only £25 , and gives use of the superb club house , bar , swimming pool , showers and changing rooms as well as the 6,800 yd course . |
20 | The Plan , which costs only 7p each month for every £1 that is transferred , also guarantees that in the event of your death , any amount outstanding on your Account will be repaid . |
21 | A box of six costs only 69p ( 11.5p each ) . |
22 | Annual Membership costs only £5.00 . |
23 | Look out for its vintage sports car with a difference — a sleek convertible , made with chocolate , which costs only £2.75 . |
24 | AND IT COSTS ONLY £49 + VAT TRADE ENQUIRIES WELCOME |
25 | The latest model , the Pearlcorder S912 , has a voice controlled microphone that starts and stops recording as you speak leaving your hands free , yet costs only £49 . |
26 | Membership costs only £15 per year . |
27 | It 's made of firm plastic with an easy-to-grip handle and costs only £9.99 , plus £1 p&p . |
28 | The course offered here comprises five weekly sessions of two hours ' duration , costs only £16 and is open to individuals or groups . |
29 | The new machines will cost only £50 more than current single-speed VHS models and in the long-play mode give up to eight hours ' playing time , instead of the normal maximum of four hours . |
30 | To take account of this trend The new Aston Martin DB7 , to be built in Newport Pagnall , will cost only £80,000 , havce the price of the companies current models . |