Example sentences of "have cost a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I really felt she had gone too far ; the book must have cost a small fortune . |
| 2 | ‘ All this could have been done in commercial machinery shops , but it would have cost a fortune , ’ he says . |
| 3 | A second-hand tractor front axle would have cost a lot more . |
| 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 | ‘ But without the special cover I 'd have had to pursue that claim on my own and it would have cost a great deal more . |
| 7 | Apart from the finds , these represent all that is left of the excavated site , and so are extremely important ; they also represent the investment in the excavation from a financial point of view , which may have cost a considerable amount of money , and it is therefore usual to duplicate them , storing one copy far away from the original records in case of accidents . |
| 8 | ‘ That must have cost a pretty penny , ’ Mickey Aronson declared , not really expecting to be told the price . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | It must have cost a lot of money to go for that amount of time ? |
| 11 | That must have cost a packet . |
| 12 | Must have cost a packet — and it 's not even my birthday . ’ |
| 13 | But it was solid silver — and the inscription must have cost a bit as well . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 ? ’ |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | ‘ It must have cost a fortune to have it taken apart piece by piece and reconstructed , but my Nico never hesitated . |
| 18 | The remainder of the treatment would have cost a further £23,000 , most of which would have been recouped in return for appearing in advertising promotions . |
| 19 | I mean the carpet must have cost a fortune ! |
| 20 | It must have cost a lot at the start but they |
| 21 | But they must have cost a lot |