Example sentences of "for the trouble [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thank you Sylvia for the trouble you have taken . |
| 2 | He had felt like beating her up , so it seemed a mild enough rebuke for the trouble she 'd caused him . |
| 3 | Christina warmed to her and was glad for the trouble she 'd taken on the Morris 's account . |
| 4 | Quietly as a mouse , Lalage picked her up and , candlestick in hand , went carefully through the darkened house to the hall door where she waited , the candle flame blowing flat and sideways , until Nettie came back , grateful and apologetic for the trouble she had given . |
| 5 | He meant to hurt her , to have his revenge for the trouble she and her family had caused . |