Example sentences of "give a hard time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The British Council abroad is bent on getting everything connected with British education and culture under its tyrannical control , and outsiders like myself who found their own positions without passing through the old-boy network and the rigid screening system of the Council were always given a hard time . |
| 2 | The Swans are playing some outstanding rugby these days and , although they were given a hard time of it against Dunvant in the last round , it is always difficult to combat gritty opponents who feel they have nothing to lose . |
| 3 | DEC 's Alpha , meanwhile , was given a hard time for being late into the market . |
| 4 | Watson had been given a hard time from the Wednesday crowd before those goals but is now hoping the tide has turned . |
| 5 | In all election campaigns , incumbent governments are going to be given a harder time than the Opposition . |