Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [prep] [art] trouble " in BNC.

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1 It was their own form-master Sam Sylvester who got them into the trouble in the first place .
2 The result was a peerage granted by William and Mary in 1689 , when he had helped them through the troubles surrounding the deposition of James II .
3 ‘ It 's something he 's had for some time , but I was always going to play him despite the trouble and the fact he 's one booking away from a ban . ’
4 One look at the intricate pattern was enough to tell her she could follow it with no trouble at all .
5 He found it worth while to put himself to the trouble of finishing touches .
6 Jason tells me you 've often made careless mistakes in your work , and that you 've always resented him correcting you , ’ Mike enquired , and Kate knew from the way he spoke that he too blamed her for the trouble .
7 At first she had travelled first class and stayed in only the best hotels , but McKenna had found her with no trouble at all .
8 ‘ But then he got her into the trouble in the first place .
9 Penry was a mature , proud man who obviously no longer thought it worth the trouble to cultivate a relationship with someone as jealous and unreasonable as Leonora Fox , spinster of the parish of Chastlecombe .
10 Rather more interesting , however , to Julia than either Ian 's or Canon Wheeler 's vision for the Church was the very puzzling question of why , when he invariably summoned his subordinates to come to him by phone , Wheeler had today put himself to the trouble of walking up a back staircase to the servants ' quarters ?
11 I 'd gone across to the old folks ' home to have a chat with Maureen and , inevitably , I was telling her about the trouble I was having .
12 This is very clever of Brutus , saying that he loved Caesar more than anybody , and it was for this love that he killed him , to prevent him from the trouble brewing ahead for him .
13 But Mary was out so I gave him the letter and began to tell him about the trouble at home .
14 It 's an expensive wood and not that easy to work , but the beautiful flaming and the rich pale brown colour makes it worth the trouble .
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