Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] the trouble " in BNC.

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1 I did not know enough about painting to recognise it , or even guess at its value , but in the present-day crazy art market even a relatively modern painting might well be very valuable , and this one was apparently worth the trouble and risk that Ewen Mackay had taken .
2 The total penalty , then , was scarcely worth the trouble and cost involved in Mr Hunte 's consultations with senior ICC officials , conciliators all , it seems .
3 The dynamic duo get away from the troubles of the world and curl up for a nap , by ffolkes , June 1954
4 It 's a year of preparation for a new life away from the troubles and temptations that drew them to drugs and crime .
5 AIM AWAY FROM THE TROUBLE
6 The scuffling players were joined by officials of both sides , including Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan , who tried in vain to get his men away from the trouble .
7 Yet the ex-soldier had faithfully followed the advice of James Chichester-Clarke , then Northern Ireland Prime Minister : ‘ Stay indoors , away from the trouble . ’
8 A Canadian friend who visited Junieh a few years ago said that it was an excellent and interesting place for a cruising yacht to go : cheap , with pleasant , welcoming people and without danger , provided you stay away from the trouble spots .
9 To give this impression would ensure shipwreck on a reef which we shall in any case be lucky to avoid , the indifference of the reader who takes it for granted that we are trying to deduce imperatives from the facts of which one ought to be aware , and assumes in advance that there has to be a flaw somewhere , hardly worth the trouble of locating , as in a new proposal for a perpetual-motion machine .
10 A more general definition of resistance valid for varying cross-sections may be easily arrived at , but it is hardly worth the trouble .
11 The two following drills illustrate this , the first one being an example from Dusun ( Philippines ) : A general principle is that substitution should be made at the trouble spot or as near the trouble spot as possible .
12 They were imagining the dead man in a beautiful distant place , far from the troubles of this world .
13 It 's well worth the trouble , though , firstly because it 's obviously ideal for bringing out the bass in small guitars , secondly because it looks just fabulous , and thirdly because it makes the inside of the guitar smell like an explosion in a spice market .
14 But for anyone contemplating a similar project , it was no more difficult than many domestic-type woodworking exercises , and well worth the trouble . ,
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