Example sentences of "a hard time of " 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 ! |