Ba ghairid a bhí sé 'ghá dhéanadh. - He was not long doing it. Ba ghairid a bhí sé leis. - He was not long doing it. Bhí sé déanta 'ge an fhaid a bheadh duine eile ag cuimhneamh (Ki:n'əv) air.
ag déanadh buadhartha dho - being the cause of fretting to him. Ní dhéanfaidh sé aon chúis buadhartha dho. - It won't cause him to fret. Déinimíd cúis buadhartha de rudaí suaracha go minic. - He often fret over trivial things.