Example sentences of "[vb past] been a hard " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 'd been a hard man to work for , but he taught Billy everything he knew about that garden and how to take care of it . |
| 2 | He was n't getting any younger , after all , and he 'd been a hard worker all his life . |
| 3 | It was easy to keep promising that some sun and heat would work its usual miracle but it had been a hard , cold winter and almost everyone had suffered from influenza , Mrs Browning worst of all . |
| 4 | It had been a hard labour . |
| 5 | It had been a hard year , the public felt Lauda had been ill done by , and everyone felt that they were seeing the apotheosis of one of the great drivers and the first signs of greatness in his natural successor , Alain Prost . |
| 6 | It had been a hard day . |
| 7 | It had been a hard day and the river could be a severe taskmaster at times . |
| 8 | It had been a hard day . |
| 9 | She knew from Devlin Parnham that the old count had been a hard man . |
| 10 | It had been a hard lesson for some of them . |
| 11 | It had been a hard morning 's work , with little reward apparently because while an awful lot had passed the lips , it had n't gone any further . |
| 12 | The season had been a hard slog and he felt a break was in the player 's interests . |