Object

• nobody: In 1977, so few families were educating their children at home that nobody bothered to count them.

• neighbor: Your dog won't bother the neighbors by his barking if you bring him inside.

• voting: Mr McConnell has only one fear remaining - that his supporters will decide not to bother voting in the belief that victory is assured.

• checking: You might argue that write(2 ) is unlikely to fail, so why even bother checking?

• anybody: This doesn't bother anybody else, does it.

• anyone: JOHN KERRY VS DR. HILL Has anyone bothered to check Kerry's pulse?

Preposition: with

• anything: More or Posted: Thu 4th May 06 01:10 I can't be bothered with anything these days, but such is life.

Infinitive complement

• vote: Firstly, people don't bother to vote in the first place.

• read: Alternatively the eminence couldn't be bothered to read, or comment upon my feedback!

• listen: I never could bother to listen to a whole album, and most of the last three have been crocks of shite.

• reply: Seeing the funny side of it, Doug didn't bother to reply.

• tell: Why the bloody hell would I bother to tell you anything?

• turn: In Parliament he rarely bothers to turn up to listen or vote.

Present participle complement

• try: So bad but I am not even going to bother trying to get into the shower tonight!

• downloading: And a blind person won't bother downloading these photographs!

• ask: I can't be bothered asking him to stop.

• respond: If you don't have any valid arguments of substance, please don't bother responding to my postings.

• read: I've come over all hot and bothered reading your experience.

• reply: I didn't bother replying to the last mail.

Modifying Another Word

• even: Why did I even bother going out with him?