Example sentences of "it [modal v] cost [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 He says it may cost the council a lot , but they 're only acting as guarantor .
2 But … but it must cost the earth .
3 It is a diver 's paradise , and while it might cost a lot of pennies to get there , good value for money can be waiting — if you know what to watch out for .
4 It 'll cost a fortune . ’
5 But then again , it depends if till they build an extension out in the back , it 'll cost a fortune .
6 It 'll cost a bit . ’
7 It 'll cost a bit
8 could have said No it 'll cost a lot of money or something .
9 Some bills have already been sent out and it 'll cost the District Councils who collect the tax , thousands of pounds to correct them .
10 It 'll cost an enthusiast about £7,000 to build a TR6 from scratch using a new bodyshell .
11 It 'll cost an enthusiast about £7,000 to build a TR6 from scratch using a new bodyshell .
12 Except in the unlikely event that rates soon plummet , it could cost the bank up to £100m this year .
13 It 'd cost a lot of money .
14 For a start , it would cost a fortune .
15 It would cost a fortune to make the house watertight .
16 It would cost a fortune to see the work of the great masters spread around the art galleries of the World .
17 She would like some sort of mobile communication to alert police , well it 's an interesting area , but it would cost a fortune to provide mobile phones
18 I 'd asked my mum and dad if I could go to a boarding school — the one in Edinburgh Andy was at , for example — but they 'd said I would n't like it and besides it would cost a lot of money .
19 A recent study by the Centre for International Economics in Canberra suggests that it would cost the EC $52 billion a year .
20 A Trades Union Congress study published today shows that it would cost the Government significantly more to implement its pit closure programme than it would to keep the mines open .
21 It shows it would cost the taxpayer between £8 million and £10 million a year less to keep a pit open than the continuing Exchequer cost of closure .
22 He estimated that it would cost the country some A$500 million ( US$380 million ) in lost minerals , and called for compensation for the " expropriation " of the assets of Newcrest shareholders .
23 If the president of one of our major trades unions is right when he asserts that no company now pays mainstream corporation tax ( that it only pays tax on the dividends paid to its shareholders ) , it would cost the nation nothing to do away with mainstream corporation tax , but think what a boon that could be .
24 Lothian has estimated that it would cost the region £140,000-£160,000 to carry out the exercise by post whereas a referendum through the ballot box would cost £270,000-£320,000 .
25 I wonder how much it would cost the town , like ?
26 It would cost the earth , but it had to be safer than Nigel 's Aston Martin .
27 A friend said last night : ‘ It will cost a fortune to get this car back to its former glory .
28 It will cost a lot of money to close pits down , dismantle the sites etc .
29 Because of the projected increase in the numbers aged 85 and over , ti has been estimated that by 2000 , it will cost the NHS an additional £400 million a year , and more in later years ( Britain in 2010 , The PSI Report , 1991 ) .
30 If it is not used to manufacture Abrasive it will cost the company £500 to dispose of the ingredient ; therefore if it is used the company will gain £500 .
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