Example sentences of "to [art] trouble of [v-ing] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Why did you go to the trouble of hiring me if what you wanted were the same drab old styles of before ? ’ |
| 2 | " He could have given me a ticking off , considering that he 'd gone to the trouble of telling me that you were coming . |
| 3 | Numerous trials have evaluated the various procedures performed during pregnancy and labour ( Iain Chalmers has even gone to the trouble of collating them ) but very few of these ideas have changed obstetric practice . |
| 4 | She obviously assumed that I would n't go to the trouble of prosecuting her once it was in her possession . ’ |
| 5 | We at least went to the trouble of asking them . ’ |