Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] [pers pn] difficult " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both of them found it difficult to express their feelings on the war , except in the third person , so strong were their views . |
| 2 | I found it difficult to get cuttings to root in earlier years , but I discovered that by starting them in water for 10 days , then potting up , I lost very few . |
| 3 | I found it difficult to associate the storms of either Beethoven or Nietzsche with this douce façade and pleasant park . |
| 4 | But again I found it difficult to be rude . |
| 5 | A little unsteadily I wandered away to the library , but I found it difficult to concentrate on the uses of the Russian Imperfective . |
| 6 | ‘ I was a bit young to go there because I found it difficult to get to know people , ’ he says . |
| 7 | ‘ My legs were very weak and I found it difficult to walk , ’ he said . |
| 8 | Frankly , having spent two days looking at how different it is for Nirvana right now — or rather , how it was six weeks ago — I found it difficult not to . |
| 9 | I left the team because the low pay would not cover the cost of my share in a mortgage to buy my own flat , and because I found it difficult to reconcile the separate roles of paid worker and friend , when Helen and Elizabeth recognised no such distinction . |
| 10 | I found it difficult to regain control of the beast . |
| 11 | I found it difficult to transfer my weight onto this , but by dropping my left hand a good undercut aided the awkward pull across . |
| 12 | It was odd ; I found it difficult to focus on the time that had passed since he 'd been kidnapped ; sometimes it seemed like moments , at others like years . |
| 13 | I found it difficult to keep my voice steady . |
| 14 | ‘ I found it difficult to get perfect results with the spiral and flat wands . |
| 15 | She says , ‘ I found it difficult at first having to relinquish the coaching responsibilities , but it was great working with Rob . |
| 16 | I found it difficult to take a rubbing so , despite my lack of artistic ability , I 've drawn a sketch . |
| 17 | Well I found it difficult because I I still can nae play golf well , but I could play even less well then . |
| 18 | Yet again , looking at this urbane relaxed figure seated opposite me and comparing him with the romantic figures of Spender and others or with the scruffy Auden , I found it difficult to believe that he was a poet and not rather some worldly and successful company director . |
| 19 | As a mature student I found it difficult at first to work on my own or in groups but now that the course is settling down , I feel that I will be able to tackle most tasks in business because we have had to learn to look for information and assimilate it so that we make it work for us . |
| 20 | I took part in the obstacle course which when I was that age I found it difficult . |
| 21 | I found it difficult to follow their chatter ( you know old Shallot , nosy as hell and always looking for mischief ) , but they seemed most concerned about Lady Francesca 's health . |
| 22 | In New York last week , with tens of channels at my disposal — I found it difficult to get a satisfying service of news from around the world . |
| 23 | I found it difficult to keep going because of the hypothetical situation you know we were talking it about it early |
| 24 | ‘ But I had reached the stage where I found it difficult to be motivated for run-of-the-mill games . |
| 25 | She dyed some of the rice grains a different colour from the background , these grains were easy to see : she dyed other grains the same colour as the background , which made them difficult to see . |
| 26 | Clearance came at 10 am which made it difficult to get to Bangkok before dark , so we carried our own fuel to make sure we could continue from Rangoon . |
| 27 | ‘ The five survivors in the CR 42 formation were swinging to their right towards and below me , which made it difficult to attack the three planes nearest me , so I chose the outer of the two planes on their left , laid off a deflection and opened fire again . |
| 28 | Instead it was the ‘ trails ’ , which made it difficult to determine the middle line . |
| 29 | Unfortunately the Docklands Light Railway was not working that day , which made it difficult to get to , but it was worth it . |
| 30 | A third route could be to permit vertical relationships and restraints between domestic producers , or domestic producers and distributors , which made it difficult either for a foreign firm to set up production and gain essential supplies , or for a foreign firm to get access to existing distribution networks . |