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 .
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