Example sentences of "who [verb] [pers pn] difficult " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said some people who found it difficult to pay for relatives ' funerals — due to redundancy or mortgage payments were offered payment by monthly instalments while others who would not or could not pay were pursued to the small claims court . |
| 2 | None of the libraries in this group had a staff establishment higher than 130 , so it appears to be the smaller authorities in particular who found it difficult to allocate more than largely nominal responsibility . |
| 3 | He was a taciturn man who found it difficult to talk to a boy ; but he did sometimes spare time to tell him of his travels in the wilder parts of Alberta , of encounters with grizzly bears , white water rushing through narrow gorges , being lost in unexpected snowstorms , in an unconquered wilderness totally alien to his suburb-bred son . |
| 4 | Among the small minority of combatants who found it difficult to adjust to civilian life after the war , who were anti-semitic , militantly anti-communist and concerned about the continued decline of Britain , individuals were almost as likely to be anti-fascist as supporters of fascism . |
| 5 | For a man who found it difficult to write for more than three hours a day it was one way of passing time but , more importantly , as he explained in an address in 1951 , it was necessary for him to hold a job which other people considered useful ; he had so little confidence in his own work that he did not want to risk wasting all of his time upon it . |
| 6 | When King Gustav VI Adolph of Sweden turned his attention to objects made of this material in building his collection of Chinese art there were those who found it difficult to reconcile such pieces with his choice porcelains , jades and lacquer-work . |
| 7 | ‘ She 's sixty if she 's a day , ’ said Camille , who found it difficult , in her more regressive moments , to believe that anyone over the age of about twenty could find much reason for living . |
| 8 | She was a Sagittarian , open and naïve , a Pollyanna without guile or finesse who found it difficult to lie . |
| 9 | For not only are they bad for women — who find it difficult to be canonized unless they are nuns , queens or martyrs — but equally they form another monolith . |
| 10 | His central principle was that ‘ probability is the guide to life ’ , and he applied this principle to those who find it difficult to accept Christianity . |
| 11 | consistency and persistence are watchwords in early learning , especially with certain volatile ( hyperactive ) children who find it difficult to concentrate for long enough to absorb life 's lessons . |
| 12 | We have already referred to those who find it difficult to give up ‘ playing the field ’ and continue to behave as if they are still single . |
| 13 | We need families for children of school age who find it difficult to trust grown-ups ; for children who have learning disabilities ; for children of various ethnic origins ; for children who have physical disabilities and groups of brothers and sisters . |
| 14 | An innovative idea which should appeal to those who find it difficult to get out and about and ideal for almost any occasion . |
| 15 | ‘ It is very good for old people and sufferers of arthritis who find it difficult to dry themselves with a towel , ’ says Chris . |
| 16 | There are reminiscers who find the process helpful and supportive , and those who find it difficult or disturbing . |
| 17 | Clearly , with ‘ reminiscers ’ , even those who find it difficult , there seems good reason for counsellors to make use of the process . |
| 18 | As in all situations of change there are those who are able to offer support and those who find it difficult to accept . |
| 19 | This is a branch of the Association devoted to the more senior ex-Manorians who would like to meet up with old friends , but who find it difficult to join in with the annual reunions . |
| 20 | People who find it difficult to cope with this self-inflicted mental ridicule , particularly the egotistical , opt out , rather than push themselves that little bit nearer to the ultimate truth of the martial arts . |
| 21 | can I suggest and I du n no , it might not work we have a lot of children who find it difficult to wo to work at home could we hold a detention in the resource centre for the hour so if other children want to use it , I do n't know , is it open after school ? |
| 22 | PEOPLE who find it difficult to get to sporting or arts events could receive free tickets if a successful Edinburgh scheme is adopted nationally . |
| 23 | Beryl Smith died at home , cared for by loving friends and family , but for those who find it difficult to cope Macmillan Nurses can help ease the burden . |
| 24 | Good research can best be guided , and in many cases initiated , by an experienced supervisor , but in other cases , the spark of originality from the researcher is quenched rapidly by the supervisor who finds it difficult to distinguish between ‘ guidance ’ and ‘ instruction ’ . |