Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pers pn] have difficulty " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the carousel eventually slowed to a halt she had difficulty persuading Belinda to get off the horse 's back . |
| 2 | If you ask for breakfast in your room they have difficulty in understanding the idea , but they will do it . |
| 3 | In the morning we had difficulty getting the camels down to the lake ; we then followed the stream that flowed out of it and after a short march camped not far from an Adoimara village . |
| 4 | Unfortunately it is a very barren group , and when I first went to the southern hemisphere I had difficulty in identifying the pole star , Sigma Octantis , which is only of magnitude 5.5 , and is none too easy to see with the naked eye unless the sky is really dark and clear . |
| 5 | I accept almost entirely the statement of faith except for one phrase accepting that God is love I have difficulty in reconciling he who created the universe , who is love , with the tempest , the earthquake the great white shark and the crocodile . |
| 6 | She can note down details of any situation she has difficulty coping with , and just what strategies she used to try to overcome problematic situations . |
| 7 | In maturity a commanding figure , as a youth he had difficulty in overcoming physical handicaps that included bow legs , short sight , and a stammer , later cured . |
| 8 | Already distended in his excitement he had difficulty in removing his clothes . |
| 9 | At the same time he had difficulties with Sir Ralph Whitton . ’ |