Example sentences of "difficult [prep] [pers pn] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An example of 4.3C would be if a person 's withdrawn , defensive personality made it difficult for her to establish close friendships , and if those same characteristics of personality , rather than her lack of friendships , made her prone to depression . |
| 2 | And even women internalize the sense that it is inappropriate or especially difficult for them to do these things . |
| 3 | If Andrew Morton , the paparazzi , the Press and the public were to take a similar interest in your marriage or mine , I 'm sure it would n't be difficult for them to pinpoint dramatic cracks in our relationships . |
| 4 | In the past it has been difficult for them to have long runs in the team . ’ |
| 5 | It is difficult for them to buy foreign goods because of the large sums of money involved , usually in foreign exchange , and the necessity of good connections . |
| 6 | Does not the right hon. Gentleman realise that he is setting an obstacle course for the courts which will make it more difficult for them to pass tough sentences in serious cases ? |
| 7 | Banks entered this market in a big way in the early 1980s , after the abolition of the ‘ corset ’ scheme , which inhibited the growth of their interest-bearing deposits and made it difficult for them to lend large sums without incurring financial penalties imposed by the Bank of England . |
| 8 | The teachers understood that what they were doing would have to change if they were to foster skills of mathematical thinking , but it was still difficult for them to change well-established habits for others of unproven value . |
| 9 | He feels the nomadic lifestyle contributed to a shyness which has made it difficult for him to establish close friendships ever since . |
| 10 | It 's really difficult for me to measure these sorts of things , but if you stop and look at him , he must have been in pain . |
| 11 | Now there would be a certain logic in this incorporation , for , if we were to have a Bill of Rights enforced in Britain , then in a situation in which we have ratified the European Convention it would be difficult for us to bypass these rights and draw up a completely new set . |