Example sentences of "[vb infin] a fortune [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One day she would make a fortune selling it everywhere . |
| 2 | You could make a fortune selling them to stressed businessmen . |
| 3 | It would cost a fortune to see the work of the great masters spread around the art galleries of the World . |
| 4 | But , as Jill Abraham found out , it did n't cost a fortune to create this peaceful setting . |
| 5 | A friend said last night : ‘ It will cost a fortune to get this car back to its former glory . |
| 6 | 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 |
| 7 | That must cost a fortune to have them on ! |
| 8 | It would cost a fortune to make the house watertight . |
| 9 | His annual income when he died was £496 , which may seem a fortune compared with the £20 earned annually by a farm labourer but was modest compared with that of most country gentlemen . |