Example sentences of "[vb infin] to [art] trouble of [v-ing] " in BNC.
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1 | So you can take this even further if you want , by saying : why go to the trouble of using your hands at all ? |
2 | Why you would n't break a window to break a window , why you 'd go to the trouble of using a glass cutter |
3 | He did n't go to the trouble of setting up a little love-nest for nothing . ’ |
4 | ‘ Why did you go to the trouble of hiring me if what you wanted were the same drab old styles of before ? ’ |
5 | Why does an exchange go to the trouble of becoming an RIE , rather than lobbying to become an ISSRO , or simply joining the Securities and Futures Authority ( SFA ) or the SIB ? |
6 | She obviously assumed that I would n't go to the trouble of prosecuting her once it was in her possession . ’ |
7 | If you are very keen to try pressing wild flowers , do go to the trouble of checking which species are protected and be strong-willed enough to leave them well alone . |
8 | ‘ Given that an angry parent might just conceivably break Gray 's neck for , as you put it , touching up his youngster , why should he go to the trouble of severing the head , and then putting it in the Cathedral font ? |
9 | ‘ Believe me , I would n't go to the trouble of lying to you . ’ |