Example sentences of "he had difficulty [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He had difficulty handling the material , ’ recalled Dobereiner' . |
| 2 | Mr. Townsend reported that he had difficulty getting any sense out of the staff at Ostend , and in the end he completed an adjustment voucher given to him by the purser on the ship . |
| 3 | He claimed that he was struck on the left leg and was knocked off-balance and said that afterwards he had difficulty moving . |
| 4 | The thing between himself and Isobel had been so long ago he had difficulty remembering it , and it had been a mistake from the first . |
| 5 | He had difficulty controlling his voice , and his face and neck reddened with anger . |
| 6 | Confronted with evidence that the performer in question was neither Japanese nor female , and in any event was dressed in pantaloons , Parkinson confessed that he had difficulty observing the performance , and that his object in making the allegation was to revoke the Aquarium 's dancing licence . |
| 7 | He had difficulty keeping his eyes open . |
| 8 | He had difficulty keeping track of all his legs . |
| 9 | He had difficulty putting on his coat . |
| 10 | Without a mechanical aid , he had difficulty making himself heard . |