| 1 | He took great pains to manage the factory well. | |
| 2 | The painter was unhappy, I take pains to paint them. | |
| 3 | The new prime minister, David Cameron, will take great pains to avoid a row that could wreck his government. | |
| 4 | Which is why Mr. Bernanke and Mr. Geithner have taken pains to beat down rumors that nationalization is coming. | |
| 5 | Hattie had taken pains not to touch me, and when our hands bumped at the supper table, she' d gasped as though I' d hurt her. |