Example sentences of "it a hard [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Quinn pushed open the street-door , which opened outwards , closed it behind him , dropped a wooden wedge he had carved in the privacy of the toilet under the sill and gave it a hard kick . |
| 2 | Aggie did not rest the hand-cart and open the gate but , giving it a hard thrust , she pushed it against the iron work and the gate swung open and into a large yard all of forty feet square , the further half of which was surprisingly paved with flags . |
| 3 | Although unladen with any climbing gear — even the daysack was being carried by Singi — I was finding it a hard struggle to make upward progress in the thin , cold air ; surprisingly more so than on Mera Peak when ice-axe , crampons and heavy climbing boots had been used . |
| 4 | The Russians are certainly trying to bring the two sides together for talks and end the fighting , but , so far , they are finding it a hard row . |
| 5 | GLASS giant Pilkington continues to find it a hard grind . |
| 6 | The medium-to long-term outlook is optimistic ; the success of the Modular Course educationally , academically , and as a management system which has maintained high morale among staff during difficult times , makes it a hard example to ignore . |