1.   He would miss seeing Harry and, besides, a weekend at some hotel would cost the earth.

2.   It must have cost the earth!

3.   It must have cost the earth.

4.   My father worried that the Moon project was going to cost the earth while the money was needed for agriculture, housing and development of the chemical industry.

5.   Older Porsches are no stranger to rust, sometimes chronically so, and such cars should be strictly avoided because they cost the earth to restore.

6.   The mausoleums can cost the earth.