Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [art] hard time " in BNC.

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1 Jeff had a hard time with me .
2 At either end of the beach , where the sea beats directly on the face of the cliffs , the crabs have a harder time of it .
3 Judges have a hard time trying to thread their way through the labyrinthine case law .
4 But even the heavily biased reports from the Propaganda Offices were obliged to admit that criticism of Hitler and grave doubts in his alleged ‘ strategic genius ’ were mounting sharply , and that those still believing his words that 1945 would bring a ‘ historic turning-point ’ in Germany 's fortunes had a hard time against the doubters .
5 Independent film productions have a hard time in this country .
6 There have been a number of unfortunate and avoidable confrontations over the years , brought on by the profanities bellowed out by climbers having a hard time on the shady cliff .
7 Couple this with a quality assessment system which is riddled with jargon and technical description and the caterer has a hard time deciding what he or she is going to buy and from which company .
8 The staff had a hard time assuring him that is was all make-believe .
9 Before the 1967 Act the labs had a hard time of it , I can tell you , when all scientific evidence had to be given orally .
10 When it first launched the Prolinea last summer , Compaq had a hard time meeting demand for the box .
11 The tourists anticipate a harder time than recent evidence in Welsh and Irish rugby might have suggested to them .
12 " The peasants have a hard time of it all round , it seems to me .
13 Sinead had a hard time at school because she was a newcomer in a class which had been together for two years , and some of her fellow pupils knew her recent history .
14 Others had a harder time .
15 Group Finance director Tim Allen said Amdega had a hard time in 1991 , along with most firms in the consumer market .
16 Vegetarians have a hard time as the staple diet is meat and dumplings and fresh vegetables are difficult to find .
17 Women have a harder time than men .
18 For example , the sanctions against non-members have played an important part in sustaining trade unions through difficult conflicts with employers : ‘ scab ’ labourers and strike-breakers have a hard time .
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