Example sentences of "it cost [pron] [n mass] " in BNC.

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1 It cost me £58 and again is in excellent condition , and would have been double that price new .
2 It cost me £300 for insurance and shipping my MX-5 to Amsterdam on a roll-on ferry out of Brunswick , Georgia .
3 Including the gearbox , it cost him £1,000 .
4 By 1802 John Wayland — a member of a famous Frome family , some of whom were to be very eminent in Baptist circles in America — was the new owner , and rates on it cost him 4d. ; lucky old Mrs. Muir , then , who had taken over by 1804 , and was only charged half the price …
5 It cost us £50,000 to get Eva back , but I 'd spend it again if I had to . ’
6 It cost £2.5 billion and we got back £2 billion , which means that it cost us £500 million , which does not look to me like a profit .
7 Our first car was an ex-WD Austin 8 and it cost us £25 in 1957 .
8 ‘ Every time a cheque bounces it costs me £3 in bank charges .
9 As a seller , it costs you £25 to cover lost legal fees of up to £300 if your buyer pulls out for any reason other than an adverse survey , a defect in title , or unreasonable delay on your part .
10 Even if it costs you £35 , the price differential on leaded petrol will virtually allow you to recoup the cost of adjustment within one year .
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