Example sentences of "to the trouble of [v-ing] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's even worth going to the trouble of sending your own System file of font suitcases . |
| 2 | ‘ Why did you go to the trouble of hiring me if what you wanted were the same drab old styles of before ? ’ |
| 3 | " He could have given me a ticking off , considering that he 'd gone to the trouble of telling me that you were coming . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | So you can take this even further if you want , by saying : why go to the trouble of using your hands at all ? |
| 6 | She come off the phone and she said , bloody hell she said that one of the rare times I go to the trouble of making myself butties for dinner , cos usually she gets a pasty or something , and I get invited out for dinner , you this Viv er , a friend of hers , you know the one that was having trouble with all that drainage underneath the |
| 7 | She obviously assumed that I would n't go to the trouble of prosecuting her once it was in her possession . ’ |
| 8 | The Epitome or Gaius ' Institutes still distinguishes between legacies and trusts , and even goes to the trouble of explaining what the difference is . |
| 9 | We at least went to the trouble of asking them . ’ |
| 10 | 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 . |