Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] cost [adv] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am all in favour of paying this amount to the author , but I fail to see why a simple clerical task such as cashing my cheque , putting the goods in a parcel and posting it should cost nearly 200% more . |
| 2 | It 'll cost about £6,000 a time to import it to Britain . |
| 3 | Shannon figures it could cost around $10,000 to $12,000 and will debut in June . |
| 4 | If you decide to go for a full conversion , it could cost about £8,000 to £10,000 of which 50 to 75 per cent could be added to the value of the house . |
| 5 | UNEP and others have estimated that it would cost approximately $4,500 million a year over the next 20 years to slow and stop desertification , and to begin to reclaim the land that we have already lost . |
| 6 | He points out that petrol is now very cheap : if , in real terms , it were to be the equivalent price of a decade ago it would cost over £4 a gallon . |
| 7 | Head of environmental services , Mr Keith Atkinson , told them it would cost around £200,000 . |
| 8 | But if a new kitchen were needed in an older property , it would cost about £10,000 . |
| 9 | He said council officers had told them that the repair bill per flat would cost in the region of £5,000 , whereas it would cost about £40,000 to build new homes . |
| 10 | Oh the idea of saving now for this year 's Christmas present , there 's one small snag , it will cost around £60,000 . |
| 11 | The Government reckons it will cost about £4 million to implement , 75 per cent of which it is hoped will be clawed back from industry . |
| 12 | Normally £47 , take along this issue before March 14 and it will cost only £35 . |
| 13 | ‘ We sell bread at 29p , it can cost maybe 50p from the vans . ’ |