Example sentences of "[not/n't] [vb infin] the trouble " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even so , this did not stop the trouble . |
| 2 | On the other hand , I suspected that those concerned with the practical supply of publicly available information to business executives ( whom , after all , the work carried out here was originally intended to help ) would probably not take the trouble to read such a review , if it ever came to fruition , because it would not be practical enough ! |
| 3 | Being kind to them would be the worst sort of sentimentality , or , as Ritchie delightfully puts it , ‘ a mere hypocritical formula to gratify pug-loving sentimentalists , who prate about a nature they will not take the trouble to understand ’ ( 1976 : 183 ) . |
| 4 | Offers made on the editorial pages need to be particularly attractive or the readers will not take the trouble to send off their stamped addressed envelope . |
| 5 | If the teacher does not take the trouble to present his class with reprographic material of an acceptably high standard , his students will be unlikely to take the trouble to try to read and understand it . |
| 6 | I might as well not take the trouble of calling . ’ |
| 7 | On the other hand , many modern historians do not take the trouble to understand this administrative structure , or the diplomatic of the documents they use , which limits their ability to move between record series and across departments . |
| 8 | Does he not recall the trouble that Clemens Krauss had with the last act at the at the 1944 dress rehearsal ? |
| 9 | You do n't know the trouble we 've had actually getting this . |
| 10 | I began to alter my standards of hospitality , offering them my pale , cold face when their music grew louder , when they began laughing among themselves and did n't take the trouble to explain their jokes to me as they had before , or repeat their words until I understood what they were saying . |
| 11 | ‘ I do n't propose to read it out , if they ca n't take the trouble to send somebody to do it themselves , ’ said chairman Dr Derek Roberts , provost of University College . |
| 12 | Some councillors expressed their deep concern , but declined to comment further ; some promised help and support , and expressed their own outrage at the course of events ; some did n't take the trouble to answer the letter at all , A few of them , however , proceeded to make their own enquiries . |
| 13 | I knew that from day one , and would n't take the trouble of working and saving for them . |
| 14 | An RUC spokesman said : ‘ It is surprising that in many cases , people who have lost quite large sums do n't take the trouble to check with police to find out if their money has been handed in . ’ |
| 15 | And this bloke called Haigh that sent his clothes in to the model-maker so 's they would n't have the trouble of faking them . |
| 16 | If I do n't spot the trouble straight away , the knitting goes tight or the yarn snaps and it causes no end of frustration when I have to stop to sort out the mess . |