spare no pains

The lady wanted power and position, and would spare no pains to get them.

However, she spared no pains to recover lost Danish territory.

He who aspires to victory, should spare no pains to form his soldiers.

Julius had spared no pains to make Jane's appearance a success.

His father spared no pains to secure the best possible education for his son.

Russell and his team vowed to "spare no pains" in bringing these men to justice.

He spared no pains to be accurate, or to widen the basis of his thought.

We have spared no pains in assuring the best of protection."

They lived at home in their father's palace, and he spared no pains to make their lives happy.

They work long hours at it and most meticulously, sparing no pains to make a perfect picture."

I have spared no pains to make him an upright, moral, God-fearing youth.

I am sparing no pains to make my young prima donna a most accomplished person.

"It is small; but I have spared no pains to make it habitable."

"They spared no pains in getting that right.

He spared no pains to make his work as complete as possible, examining - on foot - almost every area of importance in the country.

The puppeteer, Louis thought, was sparing no pains to insult the kzinti.

In his written judgements, however, he spared no pains, and they were always thorough and exhaustive.

Her parents were very proud of her, and spared no pains to teach her all she ought to know.

He lives for thrills and novel reactions and usually spares no pains or money to get them.

He would tolerate nothing loose or irregular, and spared no pains to place the trust property of the Methodist church on a secure basis.

However, a promise is a promise, and you seem to be an excellent fellow, so we will spare no pains to meet your wishes."

In the meantime spare no pains, Mr. Detective!

And I spared no pains.

I spared no pains, indeed, in this piece of fruitless toil, and spent, I think, three of four weeks about it.