Example sentences of "[vb infin] a tough time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Defence counsel , Michael Parroy , said because Jones was a magistrate , he would face a tough time in jail . |
| 2 | Current affairs programmes will have a tougher time : if Thames wins back its franchise , it will probably continue to make This Week . |
| 3 | Similarly , an only child may have a tough time leaving home without the support of brothers and sisters . |
| 4 | Compaq figures NT will have a tough time on the server , so its server policy will either be in NetWare or SCO , sticking with the latter at least in the short term . |
| 5 | Unless those tariffs are diminished our textile industry will have a tough time , and more jobs will be lost . |
| 6 | Well — Frank will have a tough time to get into Norway 's world cup squad . |
| 7 | I think we 'll have a tough time for two or three years , but we 'll stick with it because it 's a good business and it 's our kind of business . |
| 8 | I think they 're gon na have a tough time . |