Example sentences of "was the trouble " in BNC.
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1 | Nobody much used poison any more ; that was the trouble . |
2 | He did n't want to be noticed — that was the trouble . |
3 | ‘ Aah 'll 'ave a word , ’ she offered , having noticed the way Martha 's eyes followed Bob Lamb and believing that he was the trouble . |
4 | That was the trouble with Madness : they got serious . |
5 | For weeks he was the trouble of my dreams and it took real courage to go to see him in Attila the Hun . |
6 | That was the trouble for him with dope . |
7 | He could n't instil enough confidence into her , that was the trouble . |
8 | She had such a bad figure , that was the trouble . |
9 | But he did n't know what it was , that was the trouble . |
10 | ‘ I 'm not the slightest bit embarrassed by my holiday arrangements ’ — And of course that was the trouble |
11 | She liked them , that was the trouble . |
12 | He kept on remembering the good bits , that was the trouble . |
13 | That was the trouble with Emily 's stories . |
14 | That was the trouble with William . |
15 | That was the trouble with Mrs Flaherty , you could n't trust her not to say the wrong thing in company , that was one of the reasons why she was the Wrong Element . |
16 | That was the trouble with money , in Yorkshire : you never had it now . |
17 | That was the trouble with Sheldukher , she decided . |
18 | People just did n't think , that was the trouble . |
19 | And that was the trouble , for the marsh , rough going in daylight , was a nightmare of ditches , ankle-catching grass , and muddy hollows in the misty darkness . |
20 | The mist was the trouble — it shrouded everything half a dozen yards away . |
21 | And I looked right , that was the trouble . |
22 | It was the b , perhaps , that was the trouble . |
23 | That was the trouble , they just could n't afford to provide them . |
24 | And that was the trouble , Coffin thought . |
25 | The whole village came to see what was the trouble . |
26 | Her nerves were shot to pieces , that was the trouble . |
27 | When they came , that was the trouble . |
28 | ‘ That was the trouble , ’ he said fiercely . |
29 | That was the trouble really — you should see her house . |
30 | And that was the trouble . |