Example sentences of "it [is] [adv] worth [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think it 's probably worth mentioning on that similar context following Mr 's comments about the false alarms , that the more successful we are at reducing those , the more that impacts on our budget because they take out for S S A , unlike road accidents . |
| 2 | But if all else is equal , it 's probably worth using a trader who offers an arbitration or bonding scheme . |
| 3 | Yeah , it 's probably worth changing the control in n it , to see what happens ? |
| 4 | Erm yeah so I mean that 's generally the way to go so I th I think you know it 's probably worth working away towards a , a more specific set of questions that you might want to ask and , and think of ways of administering them so you get some sort of , you know , numerical information in the end . |
| 5 | If , in defence of your own attitudes , you do n't wish to examine them and believe that they are fixed , it 's not worth exposing yourself and listening to anything that might make you think differently . |
| 6 | So it 's not worth getting a job because we wo n't be as well off . |
| 7 | A BT spokesman said : ‘ It 's not worth getting your woggles in a twist over . ’ |
| 8 | He said bracingly , ’ 'Darling , it 's not worth getting upset . |
| 9 | It 's not worth getting that out is it ? |
| 10 | Yeah , it 's not worth getting some , no send them through , 'jama 's |
| 11 | I ca n't I ca n't really , I du n no it 's It 's not worth getting in trouble cos if this gets put on report |
| 12 | ‘ It 's not worth trying a surprise raid ? ’ |
| 13 | F of seven , what 's the next prime number , well it 's not worth trying the evens , nine obviously is n't prime , so eleven is the next one . |
| 14 | ‘ It 's not worth risking . |
| 15 | Unless the price soars to beat £4.57 in the next week , it 's not worth bothering with the warrants . |
| 16 | We could have phoned Amy and found out there and then virtually , but I think we said oh , I , summat like i i it 's not worth bothering about , do n't matter just put . |
| 17 | It 's not worth looking on the box for the news because it 's , they 'll be nothing new . |
| 18 | That 's not to say that it 's not worth listening to : it clearly is , and it grows larger the more you hear it . |
| 19 | Now , quarter past seven , it 's not worth taping the rest of it |
| 20 | Now I do n't wan na , want me to prattle on much more tonight , if it 's not worth speaking about , I think it 's probably about enough |
| 21 | You do n't know , but it 's not worth taking the risk of , you know , being wrong . |
| 22 | ‘ It 's not worth considering , ’ she said . |
| 23 | If you have n't got one , it 's not worth proceeding . |
| 24 | It 's not worth investing in that foundry . ’ |
| 25 | It 's not worth cooking for one . ’ |
| 26 | No , it 's not worth watching ! |
| 27 | An aspect of the problem related to ignorance is that of apathy in the sense that a person says ‘ it 's not worth pursuing it ’ or ‘ let's just forget about it ’ or ‘ it 's just one of those things . ’ |
| 28 | He says that it 's not worth staying on if the place is going to be wrecked . |
| 29 | Johnny added , ‘ It 's not worth messing with Lloyd 's , Adam , you know it is n't : no one would ever touch you again — Lloyd 's would see to that . ’ |
| 30 | You put this into a different mode , and it 's not worth messing about with that at all . |