Example sentences of "it [vb -s] worth [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless , it seems worth pointing out that gross gastric retention of solids can usually be confirmed quite easily by gastroscopy after a six hour fast , while the key gastric emptying study , with liquid or liquid like test meal , is applicable in postoperative patients with vomiting and epigastric pain after meals to confirm that there is no mechanical obstruction , and to warn that a further simple gastric drainage procedure may do more harm than good . |
| 2 | I do n't suppose anything will come of it , but it seems worth looking into … ’ |
| 3 | It seems worth drawing the attention of conservation bodies to this point when they consider the acquisition and management of woodland nature reserves . |
| 4 | It seems worth stating at the outset that there are two ways geographical research in this general area can proceed . |
| 5 | Apart from the irrelevant actor there , it seems worth observing that the sonnets are not in fact dialogues , but either monologues or poems of direct address , and that their dramatic quality is due to a sustained effort of imagination rather than the conditioning of a career . |
| 6 | However , it seems worth rehearsing some of the arguments in this particular context again , identifying specifically how these problems can be negotiated in a database using natural language indexing . |
| 7 | It seems worth asking why , though it remains a question hard to answer , and impossible to answer in strictly literary terms . |
| 8 | In which case , it seems worth asking why I am considering them at all within the limited confines of this book . |
| 9 | Adorno seems to offer such a ‘ sticking point ’ , and for that reason it seems worth confronting his critique rather than burying it as myth . |
| 10 | A full analysis of the situation will be postponed to the end of this chapter , but it seems worth noting that recently the Tyne shipped its largest ever cargo — an export load of scrap . |
| 11 | Once it becomes an end in itself then it becomes worth doing and it becomes a profession in itself just as being a dancer is a profession . |
| 12 | The modern town is scarcely worth a detour but the church is distinguished for having a very fine and elaborate Romanesque portal ; it has been heavily restored but it remains worth seeing . |