Example sentences of "not worth the [noun] of " in BNC.

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1 Thin foil wrappers , for example , contain so little material that it 's not worth the cost of recycling .
2 It had not taken long for her to realise that it was not worth the risk of her position and Stephen 's love .
3 Chief Trading Standards Officer Ken Wardale said : ‘ Our local traders have got the message that selling fireworks to young children is not worth the risk of prosecution .
4 You just get it anywhere it 's not worth the sort of on it .
5 Water resistance : little resistance to persistent rain but the fabric dries out so quickly after shows that it 's often not worth the bother of getting out your overtrousers .
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