Example sentences of "but [vb past] [pers pn] difficult " in BNC.
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| 1 | Law consulted Lansdowne on all matters of importance , kept him informed of the progress of negotiations over Ulster , but found him difficult to convince of the merits of compromise . |
| 2 | Sandison tried to catch a glimpse of her feet but found it difficult . |
| 3 | Daisy had brought her sketch pad , but found it difficult to capture the action and hold on to a straining Ethel . |
| 4 | American elite theorists especially proclaimed their commitment to a positivist method , but found it difficult to follow through with appropriate empirical accounts of the exercise of power ( Lasswell , 1936 ; Lasswell and Kaplan , 1950 ; Hunter , 1953 ; Mills , 1956 ; Domhoff , 1976 ) . |
| 5 | He meant to look forbidding , but found it difficult when eyes that should be glaring were shut . |
| 6 | Most of them found additional useful material , but found it difficult to understand " their location in relation to the original search " ( Figure 5.7 ) . |
| 7 | He attempted to smile back at him , but found it difficult . |
| 8 | He set off briskly in what might be the right direction , but found it difficult to get up any speed over the snagging grass . |
| 9 | He was touched by her care and concern but found it difficult to accept . |
| 10 | Leonora knew perfectly well it was time for her to grovel , but found it difficult to make a start . |