Example sentences of "they [modal v] be worth " in BNC.
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| 1 | They may be worth considering if you live in a high-rise flat , or have infrequent refuse collection , but they do take up space . |
| 2 | Claims ( for what they may be worth ) for indemnity from a miscreant partner will more readily be encountered in the context of fraudulent activities in relation to the misapplication of money or property received for or in custody of the firm , to which s11 of the Partnership Act is directed : In the following cases ; namely — ( a ) Where one partner acting within the scope of his apparent authority receives the money or property of a third person and misapplies it ; and ( b ) Where a firm in the course of its business receives money or property of a third person , and the money or property so received is misapplied by one or more of the partners while it is in the custody of the firm ; the firm is liable to make good the loss . |
| 3 | If only one of those people is wondering what to do on a Friday night , thumbs through the listings , spots your band 's name , and thinks ‘ I 've heard of that band , they must be worth seeing ’ , that sticker , which cost you less than a penny , has been very cost effective . |
| 4 | They must be worth a mint of money . |
| 5 | ‘ They must be worth a fortune . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ They must be worth a fortune ! ’ |
| 7 | They must be worth quite a bit — in America . ’ |
| 8 | They should be worth twenty . |
| 9 | Who knows , if the Gauguins were left on the island one day they might be worth — ’ I drew a breath — ‘ twenty or even thirty thousand each ? ’ |
| 10 | They could be worth a lot of money one day . |
| 11 | ‘ They could be worth a million for all the difference it would make , ’ said Reid . |
| 12 | They 'll be valued soon , but it 's thought they could be worth around ten thousand pounds . |
| 13 | Instead he had to contend with the usual difficulty of those with rights in personam : if the trustee was insolvent , they would be worth little . |
| 14 | They would be worth one-fifth of residents ' pay and cover half the value of the goods . |
| 15 | They would be worth thousands ! |
| 16 | When they bought them from me , I said , ‘ For the next ten to fifteen years do n't sell these , because by then they will be worth a great deal ’ . |
| 17 | But there 's no clear idea of what they will be worth or how many private sector bidders there will be . |