This question bothered me as well, but I knew the answer.

The question bothered him, and he made sure to answer her firmly.

OP, you ask too many questions for anyone to bother answering.

That last question bothered him more than the others.

One question about Area 7, however, was still bothering him.

The question did not bother the old man a bit.

The question bothered him, but he refrained from asking for now.

The question had evidently been bothering Jack for some time.

But she could see that the questions, mounting higher all the while, bothered him, too.

Precisely the same question had been bothering him, and he couldn't even begin to answer it.