Example sentences of "difficult [prep] [pers pn] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the first place , there is a gap between say and do : however cooperative a mother , it may be genuinely difficult for her to provide undistorted information about her behaviour and feelings as they impinge on her child . |
| 2 | An example of 4.3C would be if a person 's withdrawn , defensive personality made it difficult for her to establish close friendships , and if those same characteristics of personality , rather than her lack of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 . |
| 3 | And even women internalize the sense that it is inappropriate or especially difficult for them to do these things . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | As the republican system began to be associated with right-wing policies , the left was pushed to greater political extremism as it was very difficult for them to effect political change within the Cortes . |
| 6 | In the past it has been difficult for them to have long runs in the team . ’ |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 ? |
| 9 | The trouble is that people and horses have different ways of communicating , which makes it very difficult for them to understand each other . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | It is difficult for them to obtain overseas development funds , and it is even hard to mail a letter to another country because Eritrean stamps are not yet internationally recognised . |
| 13 | It is difficult for them to obtain overseas development funds , and it is even hard to mail a letter to another country because Eritrean stamps are not yet internationally recognised . |
| 14 | I 'd lastly like to say a thank you to Kevin , because I think , as a man , it is obviously more difficult for him to broach this subject , and he 's been pursuing this through APEX through for a very long time , and has worked extremely hard , so I 'd like to say thank you to him , and thank you to you now for taking the message back home . |
| 15 | The three Service Chiefs welcomed his preference for evolution rather than continuing and abrasive revolution , but the doubts and suspicions that they had about Mountbatten 's impartiality made it difficult for him to rebuild complete confidence between his staff at the Ministry of Defence and the Service ministries . |
| 16 | He feels the nomadic lifestyle contributed to a shyness which has made it difficult for him to establish close friendships ever since . |
| 17 | Because I had come straight from college , it was really difficult for me to tolerate that sort of behaviour , so I managed to er convince the workers to form a union . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | It 's difficult for you to appreciate that feeling . |
| 20 | Loss suffered because the dismissal makes it more difficult for you to find another job . |
| 21 | It may be difficult for you to make instantaneous response to what is said . |
| 22 | It is difficult for us to acknowledge that violence and destruction , on both sides , are expressions of ‘ rational ’ behaviour ; that ‘ reason ’ may be at the heart of violence . |
| 23 | John rather 's expectations regarding the amounts , they 're very ambitious indeed and I ca n't speak for Salisbury Park but if we 're expected to pay a share of any alterations and so forth erm it would be very difficult for us to meet that commitment . |
| 24 | 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 . |