Example sentences of "it would cost [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I believe that it would cost many people their jobs and would cause far more damage than good . |
| 2 | A spokeswoman for British Rail said : ‘ It would cost many millions to put the line back . |
| 3 | Gibraltar 's attorney- general , John Blackburn Gittings , said that it would cost many thousands of pounds in legal fees alone for an estimated three-day contested hearing before the Privy Council . |
| 4 | If the A66(M) junction were redesigned it would cost several million pounds and take several years to complete , he said . |
| 5 | If the A66(M) junction were redesigned it would cost several million pounds and take several years to complete , he said . |
| 6 | I was not earning nearly enough for a piano , however modestly priced , but it would cost less than I could raise from one of the famille rose vases I had brought from the house in Park Terrace . |
| 7 | A : hello Mr Parkin this is Guy Cook here B : yes A : er do you remember um sending us a er an estimate for electrical repairs * for a hundred and fifty pounds * well I 've er just had a word with the Electricity Board with an engineer called Mr Golding and he tells me that the er the list of jobs you gave us unless there 's any special circumstances should not be more than around one hundred pounds B : oh * A : well he said he 'd have to look at it of course but er is there some special reason why you thought it would cost more A : well would you be prepared to do it for the price he quoted B : no A : well why not B : I ca n't afford it not with my wages and overheads £ I have A : well £ why should I pay an extra fifty pounds if I can get it done cheaper * B : well if you can do that * do |
| 8 | The only constraint on attempts to acquire a larger budget is that it would cost more than the total value to the politicians of the service , the value of additional output being zero . |
| 9 | ‘ The only kind of central heating possible would be solid fuel and to install it would cost more than the cottage is worth . ’ |
| 10 | Mrs Sheblee said : ‘ We kept ringing for explanations but they refused to discuss it other than to say it would cost another £1,000 . |
| 11 | ‘ We also enquired about painting the LP sleeve on the side of the plane , but when we found out that it would cost another two and a half grand for the paint job we drew the line . ’ |
| 12 | The only difference was that the consortium 's report said that it would cost another £250 million for subsidence damage . |
| 13 | It is that , according to the Department of Employment figures , if the Labour party 's economic proposals for a minimum wage were put into effect it would cost some 2 million jobs , of which 50,000 would be in Northern Ireland , where we have a large number of women workers in the clothing , textile and garment industries . |