Example sentences of "trouble with " in BNC.

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1 His unusual topic gave Fry trouble with the title of his lecture : ‘ The mere fact that we have no word to designate that body of studies which the Germans call Kunstforschung — a body of studies of which the actual history of Art is only a part — is significant .
2 Can this ever have been the trouble with Larkin ?
3 The trouble with you is , he said , that you 've grown fat in your little cocoon here in London , cut off from the realities of the world .
4 But trouble with Bride , he wrote .
5 That is the trouble with the boxing-match , he wrote .
6 Perhaps there was trouble with the gaming table ?
7 ‘ She was having trouble with a piece of chewing gum and it was my way of saying thank you .
8 Part of the trouble with Harwich is it 's neither one thing nor the other . ’
9 Above all , show them that you care and will give them all the support and help you can — even if they are in trouble with the law
10 Lucy arrived , drained and tight-lippéd , Jeremy had been having trouble with his girlfriend , and Lucy had provided the two a.m. shoulder all week .
11 Trouble with the trains again .
12 Before we 'd gone far from the hut we had lost one of the Germans with sickness , and an hour later the Dutchman had to turn back when he had trouble with his crampons .
13 He has been no trouble with my two GSD bitches but while out walking , he flies at other dogs .
14 The trouble with this manoeuvre is that it can not help but demote poetry .
15 Also , I had trouble with the gearbox , the lever became spongy and I was n't sure what was happening .
16 ‘ The trouble with T S , ’ says one long-time acquaintance , ‘ is that he can not bring himself to confide in anybody . ’
17 On an index of potential or actual delinquency at the age of 11 — based on stealing , truancy and trouble with neighbours , police or school — high scores were associated with severe or frequent corporal punishment .
18 Mr Bush has been having trouble with his speed , no doubt about it .
19 The trouble with Paris Match begins with its premise .
20 Their concern for the Hungarian minority in Romania at a time when relations between Budapest and Bucharest were excellent frequently landed them in trouble with the authorities .
21 Creating money to buy trouble with
22 In a competitive match-up , the Eagles knocked the New York Giants out of the unbeaten ranks , leaving the Los Angeles Rams , who had little trouble with the Atlanta Falcons , with the League 's only perfect record .
23 Sir : In his article ‘ Creating money to buy trouble with ’ ( 9 October ) , William Rees-Mogg puts forward the surprising view that the early 1980s constitututed a ‘ Thatcherite miracle ’ .
24 Harris won the second game in exactly two minutes without losing a rally , then had trouble with his racket handles and his control .
25 Though her radicalism had not begun to develop , her individualistic streak was already fully formed , as Miss Suter recalls : ‘ It was about the time we were beginning to have trouble with student sit-ins , and Katharine stuck out against it .
26 The Prime Minister won a strong ovation when she added : ‘ The trouble with Labour is that they 're just not at home with freedom .
27 Throughout the three month test I did n't have any trouble with my feet apart from a few blisters after first wearing them .
28 The trouble with this attitude is that there are just too many bands around for that to happen .
29 The trouble with most biographies and press releases is that they are boring — very , very boring indeed .
30 Since then I have always had trouble with films that were supposed to teach me something , or from which I hoped to learn .
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