Example sentences of "was worth [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was worth -it — a gobsmacked silence followed by the ‘ ooh 's ’ and ‘ aah 's ’ to end them all . |
| 2 | I had some guys come up , and they were , they were really pissed off with me because , my mum sort of like , this guy just done this with th th the stall next door , but he left some stuff that he obviously already had things of , which he did n't think it was worth him buying , and this guy came round , and they were obviously from one of these , you know how you get erm , secondhand erm record stores |
| 3 | For what it was worth I asked her if she knew of a Ewen Mackay who might once have lived at Otters ' Bay , but she shook her head |
| 4 | If she did n't know she was worth it , worth everything , then by God , Jay would leave her in no doubt . |
| 5 | It was hard work — but it was worth it ! |
| 6 | All that said , A Christmas Carol was worth it . |
| 7 | North had apparently asked himself whether it was worth it , to die in Vietnam : |
| 8 | The hectic preparation , coupled with looking after two small children ( by then the Belgroves had had another daughter , Alice ) , was worth it . |
| 9 | I had to wait till I was 40 to get him — but it was worth it . ’ |
| 10 | The bus took a very long and roundabout route to Linby , through a dozen tiny villages and hamlets , but Cheryl thought the journey was worth it when Jessica handed her the promised signalling flags . |
| 11 | This one had cost him sixpence , a lot out of his ten shillings a week wages , but it was worth it . |
| 12 | But after 18 months of the infant formula code , WHO executive chairman Maureen Law wonders if all the fuss was worth it . |
| 13 | And yet — when they did , it was worth it . |
| 14 | Nick , who paid £240 in fines , said it was worth it . |
| 15 | For the little extra pay , Graham queried whether the extra work on the field , at official functions and , not least of all , dealing with incessant media inquiries , was worth it . |
| 16 | ‘ And I wish I could have spared more , for she was worth it . ’ |
| 17 | He 'll never have to see himself day after day in a mirror and wonder if it was worth it because he 's blind , you see . |
| 18 | Daniel , who spent £75 on new games and equipment , added : ‘ We had to wait for ages but it was worth it . ’ |
| 19 | It cost seven guineas but I think it was worth it . |
| 20 | But in the end it was worth it . |
| 21 | Quickly switching the conversation , he addressed the next remark to Harry , saying , ‘ I wonder how the Duke is feeling today ; I wonder if he still thinks the exchange was worth it . ’ |
| 22 | The money we spent on the operation was worth it . ’ |
| 23 | That alone was worth it … |
| 24 | Having to stop on every other move to bury one hand at a time in the confines of barely warm armpits made for rather a stilted ascent , but it was worth it . |
| 25 | Well , you could see it was worth it . |
| 26 | Unfortunately the Docklands Light Railway was not working that day , which made it difficult to get to , but it was worth it . |
| 27 | Well I have n't done anything at the moment because I di I did n't think it was worth it actually . |
| 28 | Well I have n't done anything at the moment because I did n't I did n't think it was worth it actually . |
| 29 | It was very hard work but it was worth it . |
| 30 | ‘ Cost me nigh on that again to restore it back to its original beauty , but it was worth it . |