Example sentences of "not [be] worth [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because stores need to restock hot CDs quickly , the savings from buying abroad would not be worth the delay in delivery . |
| 2 | Biddy said gently , ‘ She may not be worth the trouble , Pip . ’ |
| 3 | A sound company in a faltering market may not be worth the price . |
| 4 | If there are small administrative costs of changing prices ( so-called ‘ menu costs ’ ) , it may not be worth the firm changing its price as the adjustment costs may dominate the small gain in profitability . |
| 5 | And by then , surely , it would not be worth the trouble . |
| 6 | This is not a practical way to run a paper and pencil address book because it 's not possible to turn directly to the 3423rd character in a book , and the saving in space would not be worth the tedium involved . |
| 7 | If Raskolnikov was to have mounted an assault of something like Grand Inquisitor proportions , if he was to have expatiated on the whole God business not being worth the pain of one misused child , then the time was n't ripe ; we must wait for Ivan Karamazov . |
| 8 | ‘ This place would n't be worth a twopenny fart after that little incident . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ FitzAlan would think of him , too , and Ralf 's life would n't be worth a straw . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ If my lord ever finds you here , scrubbing tables , my life wo n't be worth a straw , ’ muttered Ellen two hours later , as she wielded a brush with more energy than accuracy . |
| 11 | If he was to catch thee , all thy fighting skills would n't be worth an ounce o' flea shit . ’ |
| 12 | Keith Skeoch , chief economist at stockbroker James Capel , said : ‘ Whatever he puts forward now in the way of economic policy wo n't be worth the paper it 's written on . ’ |
| 13 | There are too many concepts and procedures to learn , and for simpler applications , if probably wo n't be worth the effort . |
| 14 | I mean the pound in ca n't be worth the |