Example sentences of "a hard time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He even embellished the story in a flood of fluent German , explaining that they had captured the British truck and had had a hard time of it at the front . |
| 2 | The poor old dear has been having a hard time of late . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | The Greek revolt was seen by European liberals who in a sense might be having a hard time of it in in , in those years . |
| 5 | The Doctor had wanted to run straight back into danger , as was his wont , but she had persuaded him that on this occasion at least , some forethought and preparation would be a better idea than just leaving everything to chance and inspiration , particularly as the former seemed hell bent on giving them a hard time of things . |
| 6 | " The peasants have a hard time of it all round , it seems to me . |
| 7 | Before the 1967 Act the labs had a hard time of it , I can tell you , when all scientific evidence had to be given orally . |
| 8 | These were the people Wesley had come to Cornwall to save , to rescue from the devil and , by all accounts , they had given the old campaigner a hard time of it . |
| 9 | Whoever his dearest Nina was , she must have had a hard time of it ! |
| 10 | The press gave him a hard time for his swing and his technique , but I love his attitude . |
| 11 | ‘ We have lost four games recently that we never deserved to lose so it 's been a hard time for us . |
| 12 | DEC 's Alpha , meanwhile , was given a hard time for being late into the market . |
| 13 | Why have you been giving me such a hard time for the past ten minutes ? ’ |
| 14 | There have been a number of unfortunate and avoidable confrontations over the years , brought on by the profanities bellowed out by climbers having a hard time on the shady cliff . |
| 15 | Mankiewicz always refuted stories that Sinatra gave him a hard time on the set , but one of Mankiewicz 's sons said that his father ‘ finished the picture hating Sinatra ’ . |
| 16 | She was then able to spend occasional weekends at her daughters ' flats , but still gave the residential staff a hard time on her return . |
| 17 | Coventry used to be one of the best teams in England … they 've won the cup twice … now they 're in the second division and they had a hard time on saturday … five penalty kicks saw them through … with three tries … none of which were that dazzling … it was Hereford who entertained … their last try was something special something to remember … |
| 18 | Jeff had a hard time with me . |
| 19 | And , since I could not admit that I often found Nonni both difficult and boring , I had a hard time with myself . |
| 20 | ‘ people who knew him very well must have had quite a hard time with him , he was so depressed . |
| 21 | One of the reasons why they 're having such a hard time with trying to privatise the Health Service is because the British public actually feel they own it , they feel a part of it , they feel it 's theirs , they know where the hospitals are , they know they can get treatment and they do n't abuse it . |
| 22 | Sinead had a hard time at school because she was a newcomer in a class which had been together for two years , and some of her fellow pupils knew her recent history . |
| 23 | While your friends are giving you a hard time at present if you persist and refuse to indulge in drug taking they should eventually accept you as a non-user . |
| 24 | well — we are sixth from bottom and I guess Pool will be giving us a hard time at Anfield after loosing against Spurs . |
| 25 | But does their mother think they get a hard time at school from the locals ? |
| 26 | COMEDY-thrillers could have a hard time without small black books that disappear containing the clue to mysterious fortunes . |
| 27 | The daughters-in-law made it clear that Mrs J. had given all of them a hard time over the years . |
| 28 | They must have been there because people only grew up like Tina when they had had a hard time as children . |
| 29 | 1992 , 28 , 46 ) will have a hard time in industry . |
| 30 | He felt that Emerson was going through a hard time in his own life , that he was confused , that he was having marital problems , that Brazil and his family were getting him down : in other words , that Emerson was under a lot of pressure . |