Example sentences of "[be] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would be worth knowing how many exhibition visitors obeyed these examination instructions . |
| 2 | Anti-snake devices have been proved to be worth while . |
| 3 | However , their use to the d-i-yer can be worth the £50–£100 investment . |
| 4 | That picture hanging over your fireplace might just be worth more than your whole house . |
| 5 | That dusty old painting on the wall could well be worth a small fortune once inside an auction house . |
| 6 | What I am saying is that a lot of the common English objections to Ezra Pound have substance , and would be worth taking seriously , if only we could be sure that they were advanced in good faith , in humility , and with compassion . |
| 7 | Virgin last night refused to comment , but estimates are that the deal could be worth well in excess of £50m , making it one of the largest investments by a Japanese organisation in a UK company . |
| 8 | In one 10-year period from the mid-1970s it rose from just over £30,000 to nearly £250,000 , and analysts calculate that in 20 years - when all the men it was specifically designed to help will be long dead — it will be worth well over £1m and increasing in value at more than £100,000 a year . |
| 9 | We have no idea whether the music matches the nomenclature , but it must be worth £5 of anyone 's money to encourage them . |
| 10 | The need for an element of surprise is also glaring , and it would be worth Cox 's monitoring the John Sheridan situation at Forest . |
| 11 | BP PROPERTIES has sold a central London office to EIE International , the Japanese property investment group , in a deal thought to be worth about £200m . |
| 12 | But only days before Mr Sok Hay stood in front of his villa speculating on how much his property might be worth in the future , Khmer Rouge guerrillas had ambushed a Phnom Penh army patrol in the hills close by . |
| 13 | City analysts have put a price tag of as much as £60m on Hargreaves and some potential bidders , including the Irish group CRH , have intimated that the business would be worth more to an existing player in the market than a newcomer . |
| 14 | Designer Nina Campbell has licensed the manufacture and distribution of her wallpaper and fabric designs to quoted group Osborne and Little in a cash deal expected to be worth £200,000 |
| 15 | Designer Nina Campbell has licensed the manufacture and distribution of her wallpaper and fabric designs to quoted group Osborne and Little in a cash deal expected to be worth £200,000 |
| 16 | He is believed to own around 40 properties there and in the Isle of Man , as well as a large private art collection which could be worth £1m . |
| 17 | If the development is large or controversial , it may be worth forming an action group to give local opposition a focus . |
| 18 | The title is reckoned to be worth an extra 50,000lbs in sales , so competition will be hot . |
| 19 | Mr Cohen suggested the company might then be worth £500m . |
| 20 | Mr Bland said that if LWT manages to retain its franchise , the new shares will be worth three times as much as they are now . |
| 21 | Risto Gojkovic , 45 , said to be worth £4m , had argued that his wife should receive the maisonette and £532,000 . |
| 22 | If these relaxations are approved , the market could be worth as much as £450m a year . |
| 23 | One explanation could be that the prospect of defeat now seems to him , if not inevitable , then at least sufficiently likely to be worth a contingency wager . |
| 24 | Only in the biggest gardens will it be worth planting trees that have nothing to say apart from their brief autumn statement . |
| 25 | National Savings income bonds might just be worth hanging on to at 11.75 per cent if you are a non-taxpayer . |
| 26 | To take an oversimplified example : if an investor buys marks at three to the pound , and the pound falls until it is valued at just two marks , every pound of the original stake will be worth £1.50 at the new rate . |
| 27 | Undaunted I was sure it would be worth the effort of breaking them in — and it was . |
| 28 | He projected himself as a man who would be worth listening to . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | It may be worth sending them your demos , as well as pictures and biographies , and hope that someone takes an interest in you . |