take pains with

Example Sentences

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By the nineteen-thirties, he seems too preoccupied to take pains with his style.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 16, 2015

Few people had ever thought it necessary to take pains with John Saxton, and he greatly enjoyed the novelty of this intercourse with a man of his own age who was not a bore.

From The Main Chance by Nicholson, Meredith

I shall tell her to take pains with you, but there will be no need to tell her that; she always does take pains with girls who promise to do her credit.

From The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax by Lee, Holme, [pseud.]

He knew his business very well indeed, and always understood that it was worth his while to take pains with a beginner and paid him in the long run so to do.

From The Torch and Other Tales by Phillpotts, Eden

He was simply a young man, and I would not value any young man who did not take pains with his personal appearance, even at the risk of being thought proud.

From From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New by Stables, Gordon