Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] not [be] worth " in BNC.
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| 1 | bloody blue moon and you may not be worth putting on your and calling every six weeks Mandy , but , it might be worth asking it in a more open way . |
| 2 | Biddy said gently , ‘ She may not be worth the trouble , Pip . ’ |
| 3 | In the North and West it may not be worth while sowing a catch crop after a late harvest , particularly if the ground is wet . |
| 4 | If you succeed in finding another job , or already have one lined up at the time that you go , it may not be worth suing your employer because the losses for which you could claim reimbursement may be minimal . |
| 5 | And since many credit card issuers have introduced an annual charge of around £8 to £12 , it may not be worth getting a credit card just to take on holiday , although there are additional benefits such as travel insurance if you use the card to buy your ticket . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | But if you are close to these ages and not currently contracted out it may not be worth changing your status . |
| 8 | It might not be worth buying a two-man board , but if you ask around you will often find one lying unused in a backyard . |
| 9 | It might not be worth adding a card to a machine which needs only occasional access to the network . |
| 10 | Why , I mean it might not be worth anything , I mean , you know , it 's a value , you ca n't , you ca n't start influencing them about money to early , because it 's the value benefit of that that they 're really looking at . |
| 11 | It was also the Leader of the Opposition who said that if he were to abandon socialism he would not be worth voting for . |
| 12 | ‘ It is very sad , because the service is badly needed , but it would not be worth our while . ’ |
| 13 | In saying that the free market equilibrium would be at E , we are really saying that it would not be worth while for each individual to check up privately on each and every drug on the market . |
| 14 | And by then , surely , it would not be worth the trouble . |