Example sentences of "[prep] time [coord] trouble " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ellen was sure now that she had him for her own and most likely thought it a fair return for her investment of time and trouble . |
| 2 | ‘ A great deal of time and trouble has been spent in preparing our submission and we are very pleased with it , ’ said Test and County Cricket Board chief executive Alan Smith . |
| 3 | It is extremely important at this stage to take unlimited amounts of time and trouble , as the success of your design will stand or fall by the way in which it is finished . |
| 4 | I admit that the Soviets spend a certain amount of time and trouble in extracting military secrets from the West . |
| 5 | The procedure is very demanding in terms of time and trouble for the inspectors who enter wholly into the spirit of what is required . |
| 6 | This means that you need to take a lot of time and trouble measuring up . |
| 7 | But an important reason for the long , unbroken stretch of work in the field was undoubtedly the amount of time and trouble that was necessary to yoke and unyoke a team of eight , or even four , oxen . |
| 8 | That he managed to summon enough energy to make any collections at all during his stay is something of a miracle ; had he been more thorough and punctilious in his methods he would have saved history , as well as himself , a lot of time and trouble when it came to corroborating the theories that were to bring him such fame , and infamy , many years later . |
| 9 | ‘ Are you going to save us an awful lot of time and trouble , sir , or are you determined to burden the taxpayer further ? ’ |
| 10 | This may all seem a bit of an unnecessary fuss , but it 's a small price to pay in time and trouble and money in order to save the marriage and turn it into an asset rather than a liability . |