Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] be worth [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you buy a ‘ Rolex ’ watch for £50 , you know it 's unlikely to be genuine , but what you would n't know is that it may only be worth £5 . |
| 2 | Very little from the Fauve period ( 1905–7 ) appears on the market , though a prime example must now be worth £20 million plus . |
| 3 | Mr Cohen suggested the company might then be worth £500m . |
| 4 | ‘ His value is going up with every game and he could soon be worth £10 million . |
| 5 | I fancy that across the channel where Napoleon 's wars were ravaging all Europe , our two innkeepers fell flat as pancakes , and were it not for the felicities of their translator they would scarcely be worth comment . |
| 6 | According to recent evidence before the House of Representatives select committee on children and the family , had the exemption been indexed from 1948 it would now be worth $7,800 . |
| 7 | Had the investor paid £10 a month over the past five years into the best performing fund ethical/green fund — Framlington Health — the investment would now be worth £1,312.88 . |
| 8 | As the 10% not recovered would now be worth £2½ million , a fortune in diamonds may be lying under the tarmac of Prestwick Airport 's main runway . |
| 9 | Over five years , an investment of £10 a month into a hypothetical fund based on the average performances of all the ethical/green funds listed would now be worth £822.32 which as the table on average sector performance shows , is the best performance of any sector bar Far East Excluding Japan and North America . |
| 10 | The Trust was launched four years ago and an original £50 would now be worth £70.50 . |