Example sentences of "[be] [prep] it [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He has n't been in it for a long time . |
| 2 | Sunderland wanted £4,000 and their manager , Bob Kyle , said it would be worth it for the twenty goals Buchan was bound to score in his first season at Highbury . |
| 3 | The risk would certainly not be worth it to the little ex-scribe . |
| 4 | ‘ But — I 'm into it in a bigger way now . ’ |
| 5 | He had a cup of tea at Carrie 's today just you know , checking the tape and making sure that people 's names are on it in the correct order and what did you do ? |
| 6 | machine until Monday and then though we 'll take him off , of course being on it for a long period |
| 7 | The final information turned up late and we were at it till the small hours . |
| 8 | She 'd been at it for the past half-hour , ever since she 'd arrived to interrupt Rory 's precious sunbathing break . |
| 9 | CAPE FEAR ( CIC ) Scorsese 's dazzling noir remake disappointed some , but is worth it for the directional flash , De Niro 's grotesque hamming , and current gawk of the town Juliette Lewis |
| 10 | It may be expensive , but is worth it in the long run . |
| 11 | ‘ I was against it from the first . |
| 12 | ‘ I fell for him at once and he seemed attracted to me , but that was all there was to it for a long time . |
| 13 | But it is certainly possible , at least , that he survived the Cross — if , indeed , it was he who was on it in the first place , rather than the substitute claimed by the Koran and by many early heresies . |