Example sentences of "be [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ed King was busily erecting the cage we 'd had in Covent Garden ; it was proving to be worth every penny of the £250 we 'd paid for it . |
| 2 | Now you would n't do that but it may that may be worth a go . |
| 3 | But that may be worth a go if you 've got some Permitabs left . |
| 4 | Lewis reached his third Test fifty before edging a flowery drive , and Salisbury recovered from an excruciating blow on the box from Waqar to bang him through the covers and generally give the impression that he might soon be worth a sport higher than No. 9 in the order . |
| 5 | BUT as the 2.5 turbo does not have the best reputation , it may be worth a try . |
| 6 | Caramelised carrot and Cointreau sounded unlikely enough to be worth a try — it was delicious . |
| 7 | ‘ You know , that could be worth a try , ’ he said . |
| 8 | ‘ It 's got to be worth a try , ’ said Angalo . |
| 9 | I have a theory that if we were all to knit enough really warm cardigans the summer would be incredibly hot , so it might be worth a try . |
| 10 | ‘ I have a suggestion for you , which may lead nowhere , but may at least be worth a try . |
| 11 | But if only for her own personal satisfaction it had to be worth a try . |
| 12 | ‘ It must be worth a try , ’ said Masklin . |
| 13 | ‘ But it must be worth a try . ’ |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Prior to the coup attempt the applications approved by the Philippine Board of Investments for 1989 had increased by 128 per cent to be worth a total of $781,600,000 . |
| 16 | So I says , let me take it and get it valued , it could be worth a bit . |
| 17 | Would n't that be worth a journey ? " |
| 18 | And the free publicity the event will gain will be worth a fortune . |
| 19 | ‘ They must be worth a fortune . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ They must be worth a fortune ! ’ |
| 21 | It must be worth a fortune ! ’ |
| 22 | It must be worth a fortune . ’ |
| 23 | Lot of good stuff about , plus some of those tapestries have got to be worth a fortune . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ It must be worth a fortune . |
| 25 | Now if there were pools coupons for rugby union Gloucester would be worth a fortune … amazingly for the second week running their match ended in a score draw … it was 12-12 against Newcastle Gosforth |
| 26 | They must be worth a mint of money . |
| 27 | I am not looking for money , just a deep involvement and I must be worth a telephone call . |
| 28 | Or suppose that your husband gave you a cheque for £15,000 ; would n't that be worth a hug ? |
| 29 | That ought to be worth a bonus , a debt Wolstenholme could recover . |
| 30 | Welfare State International 's street theatre production of the mythologised life of Alfred Nobel , ‘ Lord Dynamite ’ , on April 13 should be worth a visit . |