Example sentences of "she had difficulty [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Liddie returned home she had difficulties breastfeeding her baby and quickly gave up in favour of using a bottle . |
| 2 | She was not a greatly intelligent woman , being one of those persons who always seem busy without ever achieving anything in particular , and it never failed to amaze her that her son could remember what he read when she had difficulty remembering the day of the week . |
| 3 | Her husband 's sermon was too long and hard to understand , and the curate was so self-effacing she had difficulty getting a word out of him . |
| 4 | When the carousel eventually slowed to a halt she had difficulty persuading Belinda to get off the horse 's back . |
| 5 | Ginny 's breathing became fast and shallow , and she had difficulty swallowing . |
| 6 | The succulent fish turned to sawdust in Polly 's mouth and she had difficulty swallowing . |
| 7 | She had difficulty attending to Mrs Browning 's questions and replied in a strained voice . |
| 8 | She had difficulty finding her house key in her pocket , but when she did manage to open the door , she ran into the house and up the stairs screaming wildly for her own mother . |
| 9 | After the war she was the first woman to hold a Commercial Pilots Licence , although she had difficulty finding a job . |
| 10 | After the war she was the first woman to hold a Commercial Pilots Licence , although she had difficulty finding a job . |
| 11 | This time he did n't open the door for her , and she had difficulty keeping up as he took the front stairs two at a time . |
| 12 | He saw she had difficulty doing it . |