Example sentences of "go to the [noun sg] of [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why go to the extreme of joining the British Committee for Christ 's sake ? ’ |
| 2 | Not all coffin-makers could go to the expense of buying in two-foot widths of wood ; some made up their cases from twelve-inch or six-inch planks , relying on the velvet covering to mask their technique . |
| 3 | Nobody with his integrity and substance — and again she marvelled that he would go to the extent of altering his house to enable his anything-but-lovable stepmother to live in it . |
| 4 | So you can take this even further if you want , by saying : why go to the trouble of using your hands at all ? |
| 5 | Why you would n't break a window to break a window , why you 'd go to the trouble of using a glass cutter |
| 6 | He did n't go to the trouble of setting up a little love-nest for nothing . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Why did you go to the trouble of hiring me if what you wanted were the same drab old styles of before ? ’ |
| 8 | 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 ? |
| 9 | She obviously assumed that I would n't go to the trouble of prosecuting her once it was in her possession . ’ |
| 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 . |
| 11 | ‘ 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 ? |
| 12 | ‘ Believe me , I would n't go to the trouble of lying to you . ’ |