Example sentences of "the trouble of [v-ing] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why go to all the trouble of providing her with information about Rainald , which she could easily have related to fitzAlan ? |
| 2 | ‘ Why did you go to the trouble of hiring me if what you wanted were the same drab old styles of before ? ’ |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Numerous trials have evaluated the various procedures performed during pregnancy and labour ( Iain Chalmers has even gone to the trouble of collating them ) but very few of these ideas have changed obstetric practice . |
| 5 | " He could have given me a ticking off , considering that he 'd gone to the trouble of telling me that you were coming . |
| 6 | He had actually taken the trouble of ruling them out for all his business contacts as well . |
| 7 | ‘ Why on earth do you think Syl went to all the trouble of making her a separate kitchen ? ’ |
| 8 | We at least went to the trouble of asking them . ’ |
| 9 | And the trouble of cutting it up ! |
| 10 | She obviously assumed that I would n't go to the trouble of prosecuting her once it was in her possession . ’ |
| 11 | And this bloke called Haigh that sent his clothes in to the model-maker so 's they would n't have the trouble of faking them . |
| 12 | You go to all the trouble of finding me a bed in a night shelter and you then get me so drunk they 'll refuse point-blank to let me in ! ’ |
| 13 | 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 . |