Example sentences of "for trouble " in BNC.
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| 1 | Therefore he is asking for trouble , and he receives it suddenly and in full measure , above the groundswell of heckling , at the hands of a divinity student who reminds him at the top of his voice about Fedka , a dangerous escaped convict now roaming ‘ our town ’ and originally a serf of Stepan 's whom he sold into military service to pay a gambling debt : |
| 2 | To pillory a car like the Escort — and it is Britain 's single most important model — is plainly asking for trouble . |
| 3 | They come in twos when they 're out for trouble . |
| 4 | ‘ There you go again , ’ she chided , ‘ looking for trouble around every comer . ’ |
| 5 | TV 's initiative with Quatermass brought two successful movies to Hammer and a change in its production policy , while sitcoms like Inn for Trouble and Whacko ! became cheap features . |
| 6 | Bert Millichip , the FA chairman , withdrew England 's application for the clubs to be allowed back into Europe largely because of the way incidents involving English fans , the Dusseldorf police and young Germans looking for trouble had been reported by the press and TV back home . |
| 7 | Seth was a bright child with a genius for wordplay and a talent for trouble ; he bounced a devil-may-care swathe through élite private academies in New York , Connecticut and Switzerland . |
| 8 | Choose the strong dog in a pack , then fail to discipline it properly , and you 're asking for trouble . |
| 9 | I sometimes feel I 'm a magnet for trouble . |
| 10 | It was asking for trouble especially if you wore glasses like him . |
| 11 | They both go about with permanent scowls looking for trouble . ’ |
| 12 | It 's just plain asking for trouble . ’ |
| 13 | A magnet for trouble ? |
| 14 | We 've all seen pictures of Page 3 girls and pornographic images of women showing the female body in a constantly inviting , sexual way just walking into a newsagent 's on a Sunday morning often means you are surrounded by them ) and it is hardly surprising if girls themselves , as well as men , sometimes feel confused ; believing that girls might ‘ want ’ to be raped , or are asking for trouble , if they dress up to go out , or behave independently by going out or walking home alone . |
| 15 | Property : Do n't let yourself in for trouble Choosing the right agent is essential if you want to rent your property . |
| 16 | ‘ But we 've never gone looking for trouble . |
| 17 | I can assure you , from some very solid experience , it 's asking for trouble to be obstructive . ’ |
| 18 | But to say as much to this sentimental woman's-magazine lady would be asking for trouble , undoing all the efforts he had made to assure them all of his true warm humanity — emotional lot ! |
| 19 | CONFIDENTIAL advice to the government last year warned that British science was heading for trouble . |
| 20 | Asking for trouble to put steps like that where there are old people . |
| 21 | If you try moving the feet before changing the rig you are asking for trouble , since , in doing so , the board will wobble in the critical part of the turn thus losing smoothness and speed . |
| 22 | Material which is difficult to understand or open to misinterpretation is a recipe for trouble . |
| 23 | Normally , you will be able to agree to disagree when necessary , but if conflicting attitudes spill over into lasting antagonism , then you are heading for trouble . |
| 24 | ( Suddenly telling a child to go to bed in the middle of an exciting TV programme is asking for trouble . |
| 25 | The Football Association recorded 116 occasions between 1894 and 1914 when English league clubs were disciplined for trouble at their grounds . |
| 26 | Trying to interrogate officers of the Grand Army would have been asking for trouble . |
| 27 | I never went looking for trouble — it normally came to me . ’ |
| 28 | One day my son Krono and I were there , too busy eating to watch for trouble , and a big bird came down and took him away . ’ |
| 29 | Nevertheless Darren was prepared for trouble . |
| 30 | ‘ If you are daft enough to bring such a nice wee lassie like her , to a dangerous place such as this , then you ask for trouble . |