Example sentences of "[verb] a hard [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His face tightened into a grim mask and he cast a hard look up the stairs . |
| 2 | However , there have been an estimated 900 crimes against tourists in Dublin this year and the growing popularity of the city as an upmarket destination during its year as the European City of Culture has unfortunately attracted a hard core of criminals . |
| 3 | Do n't buy a hard bed in the mistaken belief that it is good for you . |
| 4 | I have always thought that league results are what matter most to Motherwell and I expect a harder game than were given that day . ’ |
| 5 | When I first turned it on , it reported a hard disk failure . |
| 6 | The House of Lords shows every sign of adopting a hard line against trade unions when interpreting the new legislation , as this next case demonstrates . |
| 7 | As the sun went down over the trees , everyone in the squadron had enjoyed a hard day 's military training and , after a good dinner and some well-deserved beers , they were very happy and were looking forward to the challenges of the next day . |
| 8 | I have called several dealers and dumps in Holland and England but they all told me it 's hard to find a hard top for these vehicles . |
| 9 | It could also be that Reilly , who has never knowingly sold himself short , is driving a hard bargain . |
| 10 | It could also be that Reilly , who has never knowingly sold himself short , is driving a hard bargain . |
| 11 | Thames 's prowess in driving a hard bargain on the scheme , Britain 's second-biggest infrastructure project after the Channel Tunnel , has placed severe financial pressure on suppliers . |
| 12 | Driving a hard bargain |
| 13 | ‘ Will you take me to see the badger 's sett soon ? ’ said Oliver , driving a hard bargain . |
| 14 | Was that considered a hard thing at the time ? |
| 15 | The Fender ca n't really cope with the 335 at high volumes because it 's such a powerful guitar , so the Hartke adds a hard kind of edge and it keeps the bottom end really tight and sharp . ' |
| 16 | They can still sleep in comfort because one half of the bed has a hard mattress , the other soft . |
| 17 | He has a hard master to satisfy , and nowhere else to go . ’ |
| 18 | Catnip is an example ; Nepeta cataria is the true herb and is the catnip that has a hard life if a cat is part of the household , but Nepeta x faassenii , also sometimes called catnip , is the usual species grown in gardens , with little if any attraction for cats , though it is always alive with bees when in flower . |
| 19 | She has a hard act to follow ; it is never enviable to be the successor of one very powerful founder director be it in the gallery sector or in commerce . |
| 20 | Monty August , 46 , who succeeded Tom Wilding , 61 , as chief executive of UK Paper in May , has a hard act to follow . |
| 21 | His successor , Per Nielsen , comes with impressive credentials but as he will be well aware , he has a hard act to follow . |
| 22 | The ulcer in both sexes has a hard floor , which may feel like a small button just under the skin surface , varying in size from the barely discernible to the size of a finger-nail . |
| 23 | The model proposed by Lakatos , that scientists work in rival ‘ Research Programmes ’ , each of which has a hard core of unchangeable and unchallengeable general assumptions , can show up those programmes which are progressive or stagnating , according to how well novel facts can be confirmed , or if the programme is purely reactive . |
| 24 | ‘ Father has a hard head . |
| 25 | It has a hard fight ahead , one that the nation can not afford to see the BBC lose . |
| 26 | Jack Birkenshaw , back where he has always felt he most belongs , has a hard job ahead in trying to restore Leicestershire to their long-lost glories . |
| 27 | The Batband choose this moment to strike up with a counter attraction , and our Jeremy has a hard job making himself heard . |
| 28 | I do not envy his successor , because he has a hard job in trying to follow him . |
| 29 | But , according to Elland Road boss Howard Wilkinson , he has a hard task to follow the performance of Belgian official Alphonse Constantin in the second round first leg at Ibrox . |
| 30 | Couple this with a quality assessment system which is riddled with jargon and technical description and the caterer has a hard time deciding what he or she is going to buy and from which company . |