Phrase "take the trouble"

[Jctgf]

I appreciated that she took the trouble to come and see us although she was very busy.

hi,
I borrowed this sentence from another post on this forum, made a few changes and wonder if it sounds good, please.
Also, is ''although'' the best choice here? How about ''in spite of''?
Thanks.

[Barb_D]

Instead of "although" try "even though." Otherwise, it looks okay to me.

[Alan]

Hi,

Remember that if you use 'in spite of', you would have to use a different construction as this is a prepositional phrase. You could say: in spite of the fact that she was very busy or in spite of her busy schedule.

Alan
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[Jctgf]

Hi Alan,
"In spite of" must come in the beginning of the sentence?
Could you please write how the entire sentence would be if I used "in spite of"?
Thanks.