Example sentences of "the trouble of [v-ing] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If so you must register the package , Transend can help with many popular packages and save you the trouble of sending orders overseas . |
| 2 | If so you must register the package , Transend can help with many popular packages and save you the trouble of sending orders overseas . |
| 3 | ‘ It 'll save you the trouble of telling lies , and blackening your soul , and paving the way for your long sojourn in hell . ’ |
| 4 | Is is worth the trouble of allowing members to propose resolutions ? |
| 5 | William Houstoun went to the trouble of making drawings in the West Indies , which he bequeathed to Philip Miller and from these Sir Joseph Banks published the engravings as Reliquiae Houstounianae ( 1781 ) . |
| 6 | If you do n't want to go to all the trouble of making curtains yourself , Rectella has a huge range of ready-made curtains and operates a made-to-measure service through its nationwide stockists . |
| 7 | I was led into all these commitments in a very friendly and deferential spirit , and in a similar spirit of friendship and hospitality I was invited to numerous social engagements , from impressive lunch in honour of the Minister of Education to an invitation to a private home in Jaipur , where my kind host and hostess had gone to the trouble of preparing sandwiches , cake , chips ( without the fish ) and pudding , in case I should not like the Indian dishes served for the other guests ! |
| 8 | In such cases it would be worth the trouble of introducing worms from elsewhere . |