Example sentences of "but it be hard [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The company did not say anything about the level of losses , but it is hard to improve profitability against a background of falling sales . |
| 2 | The company did not say anything about the level of losses , but it is hard to improve profitability against a background of falling sales . |
| 3 | But it is hard to blame Labour 's 1992 defeat on poll tax-related non-registration . |
| 4 | A smaller than usual proportion of members who had sat in the Good Parliament were re-elected to this parliament , but it is hard to find evidence that the government tried to ensure the election of their own supporters . |
| 5 | One has to adapt to survive , but it was hard to change style ; to specialise and risk terrifying sums on objects with a limited field for re-sale . |
| 6 | But it was hard to express gratitude for what was bound to be seen as a harsh deprivation — the loss of natural family . |