Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] more trouble " in BNC.
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| 1 | Legislation had been passed , at the height of the bubble , to stop the creation of new joint-stock companies , which ruled out one of the ways in which the British had organized their expansion overseas , Walpole , the Prime Minister who picked up the pieces after the collapse , was first of all concerned to make sure that the King and his government did not run into any more trouble , which meant a programme of no new taxes , no wars , no new assertion of authority , and much less expansion than either before or after . |
| 2 | ‘ Bring Michael back before he gets himself into any more trouble . ’ |
| 3 | Take my gloves , and try not to get into any more trouble while I 'm gone . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Please , ’ Reynolds said , ‘ please do n't get me into any more trouble . ’ |
| 5 | The old wood of the door frame gave up the struggle and splintered , freeing the tongue of the lock , and without much more trouble I pulled the door open towards me , swinging it wide . |
| 6 | " Always glad to see you , of course , though I must say that I 'd hoped to go off duty without any more trouble . |
| 7 | ‘ I would n't want to put you to any more trouble . |
| 8 | ‘ Oh , I do n't want to put Dr Simmons to any more trouble , ’ Loretta began , anxious to avoid taking the deception any further . |
| 9 | I figured the last interview I 'd given them , right after the bombing of Flight 103 , had probably been the root cause of why my life had been turned inside out , and I was n't looking for any more trouble . |