Example sentences of "cost [pers pn] [art] lot " in BNC.

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1 ‘ All I know is that it cost me a lot of money to learn . ’
2 It cost me a lot extra to have it shipped over but it 's worth every penny . ’
3 It cost us a lot to close it , but we are very pleased we did .
4 It was just costing them a lot of money in phone calls and train tickets to London .
5 Although I would also say that I do n't suppose there are very many Councillors that do n't actually , at the end of the day , being a Councillor is costing them a lot of money and those members ' allowances are very , very small and they certainly in my case nowhere near cover the cost of being a County Councillor .
6 it 'd cost 'em , cost them a lot more , okay .
7 cost them a lot dun n it ?
8 Yeah , cost me a lot , cost me a great deal of money .
9 It 's costing her a lot of money .
10 I cost him a lot in little things , but I know he wants me to ask for something big .
11 Nick 's is very eh , expensive in Holland it 's cost him a lot of money .
12 That 's costing us a lot of money . ’
13 That 's costing us a lot of money . ’
14 Not only are we rapidly filling up these refuse sites but the disposal and site maintenance is also costing us a lot of money — all from our rates !
15 ‘ At the best it is dubious and at worst it could be costing us a lot of money . ’
16 Well , he 's taking a lot longer and costing us a lot more money in terms of letting us know his view .
17 Mr Arnold said : ‘ Last years very ambitions expansion programme , and a lot of refurbishment work at our older stores cost us a lot of money .
18 It 's like my wife saying well it costs me a lot more at Sainsburys than two percent , you know , increase over the last year .
19 If you 've got a Labour or S L D Council , it costs you a lot more money .
20 ‘ For Mr Hubbard its a hobby which costs him a lot of money .
21 So ours must have cost , I 'm sure that would cost them a lot more than thirty pounds .
22 So ours must have cost , I 'm sure that would cost them a lot more than thirty pounds cos it did n't it did n't say a wrought iron wheelbarrow or anything , it just said a wheelbarrow
23 And since a car is probably the second biggest investment you 'll ever make — buying a stolen one could cost you a lot of money !
24 And it 'll cost you a lot to find that out .
25 and it does n't cost you a lot to it really .
26 a hundred lines losing money is going to cost you a lot of money
27 ‘ I 've tried both sides of the fence , It 's cost me a lot of money but at least now I know which side I prefer .
28 Should a victim die , they could find their good samaritan act has cost them a lot more than the penny which was paid to the Jericho-Jerusalem Motel .
29 Dad said , and it must have cost him a lot to say so little after he 'd been put down by me , ‘ I 've decided I want to be with Eva . ’
30 ‘ We are indebted to Dr Hutchinson and to Brett , otherwise this would have cost us a lot of money , ’ he said .
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