Example sentences of "it [vb past] be worth " in BNC.
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| 1 | And , well , I just felt it had been worth trying but it was n't going to work . |
| 2 | By the time Mr Carlisle arrived in the right Roman town days after the original date for the hearing he was left wondering if it had been worth the bother . |
| 3 | It had been worth every minute of the effort they had put into it . |
| 4 | It had taken them two weeks to break the complex code , but it had been worth it . |
| 5 | But the hope of it had been worth steeling herself to ask Edwin for that loan . |
| 6 | It had been worth it . |
| 7 | She had n't really thought he would agree to stay in the car , but it had been worth a try . |
| 8 | It had been worth the risk . |
| 9 | She 'd had to work like a Trojan to achieve it , but it had been worth every drop of blood , sweat and tears . |