Example sentences of "source [prep] the trouble " in BNC.

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1 If the child gets better when certain foods are excluded , then they should be reintroduced to check that they were the source of the trouble .
2 Nicholas Winton identified the state travel agency as the source of the trouble .
3 X-rays showed that his teeth were partly the source of the trouble , and in July those at the back were removed in stages and dental plates inserted in their place .
4 For him , the inability to locate the source of the trouble resulted in unmethodical chaos .
5 Holmes agreed that it was in ‘ the homes of the children ’ that ‘ the source of the trouble so often lies ’ and concluded that ‘ the problem of the dirty school child is not one which could be solved by any enquiry into the School Medical Service ’ .
6 A broken toy lay between them which seemed to be the source of the trouble ; it was Lucy 's best doll , she noted , before striding into the room , anger swiftly replaced her fright .
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