Example sentences of "[vb mod] be worth a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The national media attention given to Pwllheli , in the run-up to the final decision , must be worth a few million pounds in advertising terms alone . ’ |
| 2 | Well I mean that 'll that might be worth a few marks . |
| 3 | ‘ They could be worth a million for all the difference it would make , ’ said Reid . |
| 4 | If Di Haine 's Smooth Escort makes the cut for the Grand National at Aintree tomorrow he could be worth a sporting each-way bet as his trainer has always maintained he was made for the marathon . |
| 5 | If anyone is offering decent odds it could be worth a few quid |
| 6 | A picture may be worth a thousand words but you 'll still need some text to explain what the pictures are about ! |
| 7 | Although a picture may be worth a thousand words the reader still needs to know what the picture relates to . |
| 8 | There is one apposite text which may be worth a closer look . |
| 9 | Economists believe that the boost to the labour force may be worth an additional 1 per cent a year in the early 1990s . |
| 10 | A call from you would be worth a hundred scribbled messages on Christmas cards . |
| 11 | So even on this minimal change scenario , eliminating the imbalance in tabloid partisanship would be worth a 1 per cent swing to Labour . |
| 12 | I knew anything of Dad 's — anything — would be worth a great might hundred dollars . |
| 13 | Over one year , a £10 a month investment would be worth a respectable £143.26 now , if it could have been placed in the same hypothetical fund . |
| 14 | ( A band of this stature would be worth a costly legal battle ) . |
| 15 | It would be worth a little temporary gossip to see how he did it . |
| 16 | When they bought them from me , I said , ‘ For the next ten to fifteen years do n't sell these , because by then they will be worth a great deal ’ . |
| 17 | If the widening of the 20 per cent lower income tax band to £3,000 in 1993/94 is taken into account ( which will be worth a further £25 a year to all basic and higher rate taxpayers ) , then the net effect of this and the change in the MCA on a married man aged under 65 who pays tax at the basic rate of 25 per cent will be an increase in tax of £1.17 a week or about £61 a year . |
| 18 | From April 1991 , deficits on all local authority hostels met by Government subsidies will be worth an extra £1 billion a year . |
| 19 | Your roll of wire will be worth an exploratory dig , tools become toys to be kicked around and chewed , and your jumper which you foolishly left hanging on the fence is now going to suffer a life-threatening crisis . |