Example sentences of "[pron] the trouble of [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Blyth saved me the trouble of suggesting a game of football by doing it himself . |
| 2 | ‘ Well now , ’ Burns said , ‘ ye 've saved me the trouble of comin' down to see you . |
| 3 | It saves me the trouble of going after you . |
| 4 | They rescued me from my predicament , and saved me the trouble of rewriting the entire chapter . |
| 5 | In the event , Chambers saved them the trouble of deciding . |
| 6 | As his hand came to her arm she lashed out at him and he caught her close to save himself the trouble of subduing her in any other way . |
| 7 | After the fight with the beggars he had left the sack with Allen and Marian because it had seemed to him an ingenious way of saving himself the trouble of carrying it to Simon 's hut and back again while at the same time it was a guarantee that the children would remain until he returned . |
| 8 | ‘ It 'll save you the trouble of telling lies , and blackening your soul , and paving the way for your long sojourn in hell . ’ |
| 9 | If so you must register the package , Transend can help with many popular packages and save you the trouble of sending orders overseas . |
| 10 | If so you must register the package , Transend can help with many popular packages and save you the trouble of sending orders overseas . |
| 11 | At this rate she might as well give him a blow-by-blow description of the last time they had shared the bench , and save him the trouble of remembering . |
| 12 | It simply saved her the trouble of curbing her own foolish passions . |
| 13 | Our school was evacuated to Hadlow Down in Sussex , just about where the German bombers used to off-load their bombs to save themselves the trouble of having to go all the way to London . |