Example sentences of "be [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There appears to be contradiction here ; clearly partnerships , to be worth their invention and investment must have clear intended outcomes which are mutually understood . |
| 2 | Smaller companies that are just experiencing difficulties getting a phone line are not going to want to pay that kind of money , but it may still be worth their while to get in touch with BT , given its extensive knowledge of and contacts within the former Eastern bloc . |
| 3 | Even in a larger group , so long as a few actors stand to benefit disproportionately from the group 's success , then it may be worth their while to bear the costs of collective action , although less-involved people will free-ride . |
| 4 | Ultimately , therefore , even if the big publishers had properly understood how software would be used in classrooms , they might well have found the size of the industry too small to be worth their attention and resources . |
| 5 | ‘ That could be worth something if I retire . ’ |
| 6 | A three-bedroom house even in Champney Road must be worth something . |
| 7 | Laura , thinking privately that she would telephone Kitty and propose £100 each ( St Agatha must be worth something , silly to hang on to her for sentiment , even though she had now become something of a friend , someone waiting when Laura came home to what was , to be honest , a deeply , darkly dire apology for a decent flat ) , patted Luke and said , ‘ Mmm . ’ |
| 8 | After a couple of years experience at Harvard , maybe you 'll be worth something ! |
| 9 | In the end , will I be worth something if I pay great attention to all that you tell me ? " |
| 10 | Then he remembered that his wife had been there when old Sally had died , and he realized that this information might be worth something . |
| 11 | if you think to yourself well if I can have a a quarter of an hour 's chat with him , that 'd be worth something . |
| 12 | Alternatively , if a firm made its issue thinking share prices were indeed going to rocket ( for that is what the low yields implied ) , then it could be worth its while to take the cash and invest it back into equities or other financial instruments . |
| 13 | And once in your hand , a patent can be worth its weight in diamonds — so treat it with care and remember the case of Walter Hunt . |
| 14 | Of course , even if insider trading had some tendency to make the market smoother the benefit from that smoothness ( and it is not entirely clear why smooth gradual movements are preferable to sudden jumps ) might not be worth its cost . |
| 15 | A dreadful extravagance on one level , but I am in no doubt it will be worth its weight — pure silk £15 , so maybe it will be George 's Christmas present to me . |
| 16 | But once safely in position it will be worth its weight in gold for the extra light and space it will create . |
| 17 | So when will it be worth nothing ? |
| 18 | ‘ She 'll be worth nothing at all if she runs out on us . |
| 19 | If the time has come when Virgin needs a union for people 's grievances to be redressed and their rights upheld , then it would almost not be worth me going on , and I will pack up and get out . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Will they ever be worth anything ? ’ |
| 21 | It wo n't be worth anything because it wo n't have meant anything to you . |
| 22 | ‘ Could these letters be worth anything ? ’ |
| 23 | For students all too easily feel that they have to come up with negative assessments if their appraisals are to be worth anything . |
| 24 | I did my best , Miguel , but how can my best be worth anything , when the qualified doctor is n't anywhere to be found , and the patient refuses to be moved ? ’ |
| 25 | The Deer can be worth anything from £200 for a hind , to £500 for a mature stag . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | And if in three years you decided the performance was less than adequate , it would be worth you losing two percent to come out . |
| 28 | It would be worth you paying to have the tree cut back as far as S * but no further . |
| 29 | Erm yeah , I do n't know if , it might be worth you have a look at this Italia mate . |
| 30 | That will disappoint David Gower fans and baffle those critics who believe any lefthander would be worth his weight in gold against leg-spinner Shane Warne . |