Example sentences of "[vb -s] [verb] a hard " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Whatever the rights and wrongs of that matter , Mr Evans has had a hard , lonely fight and it 's made him bitter against those who have n't . |
2 | Tom Clarke , meanwhile , has to persuade a hard core in his own party that acting in concert with the SNP on certain occasions does not equate to dancing with wolves . |
3 | Sarawak , which produces one fifth of the world 's tropical timber , has proved a hard case for the ITTO . |
4 | Bono , the insurgent , irrepressible singer for Dublin quartet U2 , finishes making a hard point using a typically animated gesture . |
5 | RBS has taken a hard look at its branches in England , and decided to shut isolated outposts or develop new outlets to support them . |
6 | Although Wallingford is likely to remain staunchly Tory at thforthcoming election among the business community confidence in the Government has taken a hard knock . |
7 | Maastricht , which enshrines many issues apart from trade and industry , has bred a hard core of Euro-rebels opposed to further European integration . |
8 | Hewlett-Packard Co has put a hard hat onto its HP Apollo 9000 Series 700 workstations and brought out a new Posix-compliant HP-RT 1.0 real-time operating system for them for factory-floor and control applications . |
9 | He said the Government needs to take a hard look at the future and the form the nuclear industry should take . |
10 | If you prefer , white almond paste could be used instead of the fondant — it is just as pliable , but does give a harder finish and added flavour . |
11 | He 's got a hard act to follow |
12 | Patience , mon vieux , she told herself , the lady 's had a hard time . |
13 | She 's had a hard life , she has — braiding fishing nets for trawlers , cleaning out the Findus offices down dock , gutting fish in the fish market . |
14 | ‘ He 's had a hard time , has Prentice . |
15 | ‘ He 's had a hard time getting into the world , ’ Elizabeth replied . |
16 | ‘ I had no idea that Mary was on that tack ; she 's a nice girl and she 's had a hard time what with that husband of has and now her father almost bedridden with arthritis . ’ |
17 | But she 's had a hard season and lost 17 kilos in weight after her latest win at York . |
18 | Mum 's had a hard life . |
19 | She 's a fine girl , Seb , and she 's had a hard time . |
20 | Ossie 's had a hard game like , Swindon |
21 | Simon 's had a harder war than you realize , he 's still under a strain . |