Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] [verb] been worth " in BNC.
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1 | Thus , the byrnies of 1008 might alone have been worth £50,000 — £60,000 , a greater sum than any hitherto paid to the raiders . |
2 | She sighed , and wondered if all she had done to help the young couple could possibly have been worth it . |
3 | Under normal circumstances , such as those which have pertained there for at least 685 years , it would hardly have been worth investigating . |
4 | ‘ It would almost have been worth it . |
5 | If the rifle was all right and had n't got sand inside the sights or anywhere else awkward to clean , it would almost have been worth it . |