Example sentences of "be [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Almost always they can be modernized and adapted : the developer simply believes that a new building will be worth more . |
| 32 | His query concerns a 2-iron which his local pro reckoned might be worth more than just a few bob . |
| 33 | THAT old glass paperweight hiding in the back of the china cabinet may seem like a worthless ornament but it could be worth more than you think . |
| 34 | But the new property must not be worth more than the old one . |
| 35 | Many of the glittering pieces are reported to be worth more for their design than the gems they contain . |
| 36 | The aim of the USRC was to create just such an impression as Disraeli had done — that Unionist action would be worth more than Liberal words — and they often quoted him with pride . |
| 37 | If you have owned your property for a number of years , it will probably be worth more than you paid for it . |
| 38 | At the age of twenty-one , after some years as a clerk in a dry goods store , Marshall went to Chicago , telling his sceptical boss that he would one day own a store so big that the doors alone would be worth more than the boss 's entire business . |
| 39 | The territory may be worth more to the owner than to the intruder , and the owner , therefore , prepared to fight harder for it . |
| 40 | A radio would probably be worth more than the car itself . |
| 41 | Alternatively , the pursuer 's advisers may appreciate that being unable to produce better vouching , the claim can not be proven to be worth more than the Tender which is , consequently , accepted . |
| 42 | Surely it should be worth more for scoring a goal ? |
| 43 | " Let's hope she 'll be worth more when she has finished her course , " Sara said lightly . |
| 44 | Various issues arise : ( 1 ) In simple terms , management 's controlling stake in Newco will be worth more than half the total value of Newco . |
| 45 | It follows that management 's shares can not be worth more than par value at the date they subscribe . |
| 46 | If the charter is to be worth more than the paper it is printed on we need guarantees that appropriate action will be taken to the satisfaction of the public , and in particular , the complainant . |
| 47 | If the charter is to be worth more than the paper it is printed on we need guarantees that appropriate action will be taken to the satisfaction of the public , and in particular , the complainant . |
| 48 | And you might want to think it , if you 're using this thing properly , the blackmail value of what 's in this binder , may be worth more than , you know , getting it back . |
| 49 | At a stroke the gold reserves in Fort Knox would be worth more dollars , thus improving backing for the dollar ; gold reserves for other central banks would be worth more , encouraging them to accumulate further interest-earning dollar reserves ; gold production would be stimulated and private demand reduced ( as industry tried to economize and speculators took their profits ) , allowing countries to absorb additional gold into their reserves . |
| 50 | At a stroke the gold reserves in Fort Knox would be worth more dollars , thus improving backing for the dollar ; gold reserves for other central banks would be worth more , encouraging them to accumulate further interest-earning dollar reserves ; gold production would be stimulated and private demand reduced ( as industry tried to economize and speculators took their profits ) , allowing countries to absorb additional gold into their reserves . |
| 51 | A similar boost to the imports of Eastern Europe ( excluding the Soviet Union ) would be worth some $7.5billion a year for five years . |
| 52 | The stockpile will be worth some £400 million by 1985 , if spending targets are met . |
| 53 | The Unix systems management market is thought to be worth some $40m now — its expected to top $1bn by 1997/98 . |
| 54 | The Unix systems management market is thought to be worth some $40m now — its expected to top $1,000m by 1997-98 . |
| 55 | 1991 saw total Unix systems revenue in Europe climb to $6.9bn from $6bn in 1990. 1991 's growth of 15% is two points up on 1990 's 13% — IDC predicts a mean compound annual growth rate ( CAGR ) of 14% for the next six years , by which time it believes the European market will be worth some $16.3bn . |
| 56 | I will send the hon. Gentleman a copy of the Strathclyde programme , which will be worth some £20 million ecu , which is £15 million . |
| 57 | The Financial Times of Nov. 27 , 1989 , reported that the United Kingdom was seeking to arrange a £2,000 million bank loan to finance Saudi Arabia 's continued purchase of British arms under the massive Al-Yamamah arms deal first agreed in 1985 and expanded in 1988 [ see pp. 34012 ; 36312 ; 36952 ] , chiefly involving the purchase of Tornado fighter-bombers built by British Aerospace ( BAe ) and currently estimated to be worth some £20,000 million . |
| 58 | Yeah , and what did you get you see , you get mutations going on in plants so that you get at the moment when the plants themselves are altered , it does n't necessary , necessary mean that they 're killed off , it does n't necessary mean that they are killed off , it means that the actual genes alter , that they go on breathing so you get ginormous sort of cabbages , you know , cabbages that 'll normally be about that size , suddenly become that size |
| 59 | There was the Honble Freddie Moore , leaning forward eagerly , his turn to speak to her ( it could not be about that ; it must not be ) , ‘ is it true that George Edwardes is after you , and means you to star in his next … . |
| 60 | long poles they were , they would be about that . |