Why should he take pains to make himself the slave of the man he was hiring by the month?
When a man makes up his mind to swear to a lie does he take pains to go to one of his neighbors and say, "I am going to swear to a lie to-morrow and I want to give you the evidence of it.
Why should he take pains to put himself, the employer, absolutely in the power of his clerk?
So the Hebrews now valued themselves upon their courage, and claimed great merit for their valor; and they perpetually inured themselves to take pains, by which they deemed every difficulty might be surmounted.
Unless you are willing to take pains enough to do it nicely (which will take some time), it will be best not to attempt it at all, or to have it done at a mill.
In all the use of the chisel, take pains to hold it vertically as regards the sides of the mortise--that is, do not tip it over sideways, or the mortise will be slanting or too wide at the bottom.
Take pains to be accurate in getting out the pieces, or the house will be askew when put together.
Take pains to undeceive those who thought that 'petit ton un peu delcide et un peu brusque'; as it is not meant so, let it not appear so.
As being older, he should know more than you; in that case, take pains to get up to him; but if he does not, take care not to let him feel his inferiority.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "take pains" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
