Example sentences of "she [vb past] [pers pn] difficult " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even then , with a full glass of water , she found it difficult to swallow the powdery pieces . |
| 2 | She found it difficult to refuse her anything . |
| 3 | Overjoyed at the prospect , she found it difficult to conceal her excitement from those around her . |
| 4 | She found it difficult to swallow . |
| 5 | She wished Evie had not spoken , since she found it difficult now to look at Lionel without wondering whether that day , or the day before , some poor child had been sold to him . |
| 6 | She found it difficult to believe . |
| 7 | She found it difficult to speak to him of Barbs , full as she was of jealous suspicion . |
| 8 | She found it difficult to control the muscles of her face . |
| 9 | She found it difficult to say ‘ Sir ’ , but her manner was perfectly deferential . |
| 10 | She found it difficult to imagine him getting something for supper . |
| 11 | Despite the effort she had made , she found it difficult to swallow the lump which rose in her throat . |
| 12 | He walked slowly over to her , his jacket slung over his shoulder , his briefcase in his hand , and when he was towering over her she found it difficult to maintain her attitude . |
| 13 | To start with she found it difficult to take in , to appreciate the meaning of his words . |
| 14 | Her breathing had returned to normal and the terror that had seized her when fitzAlan had turned those savage ice-blue eyes on her had receded somewhat , but her limbs still felt shaky and she found it difficult to properly comprehend what Ralf had said . |
| 15 | Like this , she found it difficult to tell which way he was driving . |
| 16 | But , when he turned and gave her a warm , infectious grin , she found it difficult not to smile back at him . |
| 17 | Her anger and resentment grew as she drove home and for the rest of that evening she found it difficult to get David Markham out of her mind . |
| 18 | She 'd believed herself still to be battle-scarred by her broken engagement and now was immune to such flirtation , but this man planed flirtation to a smooth , silky art she found it difficult to resist . |
| 19 | He was waiting for her to open the conversation , but his manner was so cold and distant that she found it difficult to begin . |