Example sentences of "which [vb past] [pers pn] difficult " in BNC.

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1 She dyed some of the rice grains a different colour from the background , these grains were easy to see : she dyed other grains the same colour as the background , which made them difficult to see .
2 Clearance came at 10 am which made it difficult to get to Bangkok before dark , so we carried our own fuel to make sure we could continue from Rangoon .
3 ‘ The five survivors in the CR 42 formation were swinging to their right towards and below me , which made it difficult to attack the three planes nearest me , so I chose the outer of the two planes on their left , laid off a deflection and opened fire again .
4 Instead it was the ‘ trails ’ , which made it difficult to determine the middle line .
5 Unfortunately the Docklands Light Railway was not working that day , which made it difficult to get to , but it was worth it .
6 A third route could be to permit vertical relationships and restraints between domestic producers , or domestic producers and distributors , which made it difficult either for a foreign firm to set up production and gain essential supplies , or for a foreign firm to get access to existing distribution networks .
7 We studied only a few newborn infants up to 2 months old , which made it difficult to assess fully the usefulness of the WHO criteria for detecting hypoxaemia in this age group .
8 ‘ Holy Cross played very hard and spread the floor well which made it difficult for us to trap them in open play .
9 During the eighties the holders of debt from those countries which found it difficult to make interest payments found it impossible to take effective remedial action .
10 Operational problems were experienced at some of the less well positioned businesses which found it difficult to sustain market share in the current environment .
11 I 've never had an honorary degree before , in fact I come from a generation which found it difficult to get to university so I did n't have a degree of any kind
12 Captured by the Japanese in 1941 , David was interned in Shanghai for nine months , and contracted the sclerosis which caused him difficult last years and finally ended his life .
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