Example sentences of "have a difficult [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the whole , George Milton is a good , honest man who has a difficult life to lead , looking after Lennie the simple giant . |
| 2 | Everyone is aware that the Chancellor has a difficult ordeal to face a few hours later and no one wants to make the occasion even worse . |
| 3 | Some of Todorov 's terms are problematic : ‘ naturalism ’ has a difficult history , particularly for television ; and ‘ public opinion ’ assumes an integration of the audience which television increasingly recognizes as disintegrated . |
| 4 | With the vast literature on this part of history that is available the social scientist has a difficult task of evaluating the information upon which he can draw . |
| 5 | Richard of Gloucester has a difficult task — an unenviable task , some might say . |
| 6 | When they were amongst themselves they used nicknames , but as these rarely appear in official documents the historian has a difficult task to disentangle one member from another . |
| 7 | It is apparent to him that she has a difficult nature , at once placid and turbulent , bold and reserved . |
| 8 | Eurotunnel co-chairman Alastair Morton has a difficult job on his hands but he has shown he can handle it . |
| 9 | Judith is astonished , as she has had a difficult relationship with her mother , whom she feels has little maternal feeling . |
| 10 | The Upholder-class submarines , of which Unicorn is the fourth and last , have had a difficult development period . |
| 11 | Another interesting case is that of a little boy who had had a difficult birth and had been left slightly spastic . |
| 12 | One had been given intramuscular ampicillin for a septic cord ; one had had a traumatic caesarean birth ; one had had a difficult birth with vacuum extraction and he also had a ventricular septal defect ; one had a heart murmur ; and one had been premature and in a special care unit with hypotonia and jaundice . |
| 13 | WW has had a difficult time , suffering heavy losses on its glass side , but profits could be achieved this year . |
| 14 | BRIAN HALL : ‘ At that particular moment in time we have a manager that has got himself into the semi-final of the FA Cup , he 's got the opportunity of reaching Wembley , he 's had a difficult time in the League , it 's been a traumatic season okay , then he 's told he needs triple by-pass surgery at the age of 39 . |
| 15 | Ian and Barbara meet — the latter having had a difficult time avoiding Nero 's amorous advances — and with the help of Tavius ( who is a Christian ) , they manage to escape from the city . |
| 16 | Sir Wilfrid had had a difficult time with the gardener 's cat and later with the gardener . |
| 17 | Lloyd 's has had a difficult time recently but it remains vital if London is to retain its pre-eminent position in the world insurance market . ’ |
| 18 | Whatever the changes , the new party could have a difficult birth . |
| 19 | If they refuse to move with the firm , the company will have a difficult task on its hands in trying to find suitable replacements . |
| 20 | My hon. Friend correctly identifies that , and the hon. Member for Livingston ( Mr. Cook ) will have a difficult task explaining it to patients who would not be treated if his policies were implemented . |
| 21 | India in their home country are very tough and I always thought we would have a difficult task here . |
| 22 | You too may have a difficult path to tread . |
| 23 | The creation of Training and Enterprise Councils , led by local employers and set up to plan training and vocational education strategically , are having a difficult birth at present . |
| 24 | United are having a difficult season , and there is antagonism towards the club because of what is happening off the pitch . |
| 25 | Social workers have been spotlighted as having a difficult job in dealing with young offenders and those who require counselling after such events . |
| 26 | Reed Canoes & Camping of Cambridge have been amongst the retailers having a difficult time of late . |
| 27 | Since all the speculators , mainly companies , have left the market and real collectors are waiting to buy until the market bottoms out , galleries in the Ginza are having a difficult time selling any painting which costs more than $80,000 . |
| 28 | ‘ I heard it was having a difficult time . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ The Ayrshire Amateur Football Association , like all similar organisations , is having a difficult time raising finance , ’ he said . |
| 30 | Middlesbrough are in with a fine chance of that second automatic promotion spot , especially as they do not appear to have a difficult run-in . |