Example sentences of "[pron] [prep] the trouble " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 ? |
| 2 | He found it worth while to put himself to the trouble of finishing touches . |
| 3 | It was their own form-master Sam Sylvester who got them into the trouble in the first place . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | But Mary was out so I gave him the letter and began to tell him about the trouble at home . |
| 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 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ But then he got her into the trouble in the first place . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | This may provide calmer sailing but is it worth the trouble ? |
| 12 | 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 . |