Example sentences of "[verb] the trouble of [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At least that way the remaining infants would be deloused , taught to read and write , fed , and Mrs Rattrie , by being separated from her husband — since paupers were not allowed to breed — would have been spared the trouble of having any more . |
| 2 | And this bloke called Haigh that sent his clothes in to the model-maker so 's they would n't have the trouble of faking them . |
| 3 | Why take the trouble of trying to assess from mobility predictions who will move and who wo n't ? |
| 4 | I might as well not take the trouble of calling . ’ |
| 5 | " The Meeting Considering that the Island is in a backward state of Cultivation , have Resolved as an Improvement that each occupier of a 4d. land in Tillage over the whole Island shall sow in the ensuing Spring 2 pecks of Peas & Beans , and for enabling them to have proper Seed they now request that Shawfield will take the trouble of sending a Cargo of Peas & Beans to the Island in proper time … " |
| 6 | I knew that from day one , and would n't take the trouble of working and saving for them . |
| 7 | Cook a 4-oz. pack of frozen peas or runner beans and serve with an uncooked grated sharp-tasting eating apple to save the trouble of making apple sauce . |
| 8 | In case Lord Milton missed the importance of making this change , Campbell took the trouble of repeating the request three days after first suggesting it , which was clearly long before the judge could have hoped to arrange such an alteration . |
| 9 | Derek who exposed the fraud , took the trouble of consulting the police records , for Samoa , at the time when Margaret , was there , and although Margaret claimed there was no rape in Samoa , because children were brought up so nicely , in this kind of , tropical paradise that she , that she portrayed in the book , the fact is , according to the police records , there were more rapes in Samoa , while Margaret , than were occurring in New York at the time was writing , during the nineteen eighties |
| 10 | He had actually taken the trouble of ruling them out for all his business contacts as well . |
| 11 | This is multi-loading and saves the trouble of closing down one program to start another . |