Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] [pers pn] difficult " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you 've ever drilled into a water pipe or found it difficult to get a good fixing on a wall , you need a Rapitest Wire , Pipe & Stud Detector . |
| 2 | After all those years in Paris he found the bright sunshine and the sparkling translucence of the air disturbed his concentration and made it difficult for him to work . |
| 3 | Unemployment in the 1980s forced many older people into early retirement and made it difficult for others to find work . |
| 4 | ‘ Mark has done well in pre-season and made it difficult for me because Dublin has also done quite well . |
| 5 | It marked them off from other men and made it difficult for them to settle down to the dull conformity of civilian existence after the war . |
| 6 | The rainwater washed away the topsoil and made it difficult to replant trees . |
| 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 | In spite of this he was sexually very experienced and attractive to women and found it difficult to turn down their advances . |
| 9 | Robert had never been a healthy man and found it difficult to earn a living . |
| 10 | ‘ I knew all about calories , but I really enjoyed food and found it difficult to lost weight ! |
| 11 | He was weak and found it difficult to pick up his feet as he walked . |
| 12 | She had been treated with drugs , which made her feel worse , and found it difficult to speak at all . |
| 13 | She was always sceptical about international news and found it difficult to trust the reports . |
| 14 | ‘ He has tried to draft in fresh faces , and found it difficult for them to fit in . |
| 15 | The first attempt was abandoned in perfect weather when Davison fell ill and found it difficult to see . |
| 16 | Peter was a most agreeable guy but was a non-journalist and found it difficult to adapt to what was wanted in an unfamiliar role . |
| 17 | I wanted to reply to your star letter about the lady who wanted to work but had small children and found it difficult . |
| 18 | She was genuinely concerned to help the customer and found it difficult to see any other point of view . ’ |
| 19 | The two men were about the same age , nearing fifty ; both were of the lean kind with strong features and over-thin lips ; both were taciturn and found it difficult to put ideas into words . |
| 20 | In the euphoria of getting through the first night , Charles had forgotten how much concentration that effort had taken , and found it difficult to get back the rhythm of his lines with the A.S.M. The sleepless night and the excesses which it had incorporated did not help , either . |
| 21 | Gorge and Mary Webster eventually had another twelve children and found it difficult to make ends meet . |
| 22 | Pears felt groggy in the closing stages and found it difficult to concentrate . |
| 23 | Law consulted Lansdowne on all matters of importance , kept him informed of the progress of negotiations over Ulster , but found him difficult to convince of the merits of compromise . |
| 24 | Sandison tried to catch a glimpse of her feet but found it difficult . |
| 25 | Daisy had brought her sketch pad , but found it difficult to capture the action and hold on to a straining Ethel . |
| 26 | American elite theorists especially proclaimed their commitment to a positivist method , but found it difficult to follow through with appropriate empirical accounts of the exercise of power ( Lasswell , 1936 ; Lasswell and Kaplan , 1950 ; Hunter , 1953 ; Mills , 1956 ; Domhoff , 1976 ) . |
| 27 | He meant to look forbidding , but found it difficult when eyes that should be glaring were shut . |
| 28 | Most of them found additional useful material , but found it difficult to understand " their location in relation to the original search " ( Figure 5.7 ) . |
| 29 | He attempted to smile back at him , but found it difficult . |
| 30 | He set off briskly in what might be the right direction , but found it difficult to get up any speed over the snagging grass . |