Example sentences of "this [modal v] be worth " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But this must be worth — ’ |
| 2 | I 've made a decision to go and say , hey , this might be worth having . |
| 3 | None of this would be worth remark if the narrative carried us along by virtue of its own strength , but it hardly does . |
| 4 | The average outstanding debt on a credit card in 1979 was £95 , compared with £292 today — but , at 1979 rates , this would be worth about £124 . |
| 5 | Reduce debtors to 63 days sales ( £1,095,890 divided by 80 x 63 ) = £863,013 , a reduction of £232,877 ; at 14.5% ; this would be worth £33,767 £50k plus £33k = £83k or , if they chose to , they could have £232k cash to put to better use |
| 6 | He thinks that this would be worth at least £7,000 if he sold the garage tomorrow . |
| 7 | If the government were to raise the tax threshold , by say £100 ( a common policy to try and help the ‘ low-paid ’ ) , this would be worth £30 to a person to the right of point facing the explicit tax rate above . |
| 8 | The robot association calculates this will be worth £35.9 million by 1990 . |
| 9 | If the maximum of £20 a month is saved , this will be worth £1,480 after five years and £1,760 after seven years . |