Example sentences of "have been a [adv] difficult [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has been a very difficult choice for me this time . ’ |
| 2 | Well as we approach the end of 1991 , I 'm sure I do n't need to remind you that it has been a very difficult year . |
| 3 | The reduction in costs which this has achieved has enabled the business to perform most satisfactorily in what has been a very difficult year in all its major markets . |
| 4 | At the time , he said : ‘ It has been a very difficult split . |
| 5 | But Mr Clinton had an additional burden ; he came to power at what would have been a singularly difficult moment for any American president . |
| 6 | Mr. Fairfax would have been a most difficult customer in all senses of the word . |
| 7 | This would have been a somewhat difficult task for the plumber , but he was probably restricted in any case due to the close cering of the corpse . |
| 8 | Mr Owen-Jones said it had been a particularly difficult year in Britain where sales had fallen 12 p.c. compared with a worldwide increase of 10 p.c . |
| 9 | The former agreed " that Gurney had been a very difficult person to manage and was probably the source of all the mischief " . |
| 10 | Sainz added : ‘ It 's been a really difficult rally because we have had to keep trying since the first stage . |