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

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.]

"Pooh, my dear, it is of no use to take pains with him."

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 340, Supplementary Number (1828) by Various

But he was always willing to work, and to take pains with his work, no matter how humble it might be. 

From Self help; with illustrations of conduct and perseverance by Smiles, Samuel

It was necessary to take pains with this, because the only name his blurred eyes seemed to see anywhere on the foolscap sheet was that of Levi Gorringe.

From The Damnation of Theron Ware by Frederic, Harold