Example sentences of "[noun] have a tough [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The British kids have a tough lot … they have some tough baggage to handle . ’ |
| 2 | In the UEFA Cup Aston Villa have a tough trip to Slovan Bratislava . |
| 3 | Although the sliver business had a tough year , their market position was strengthened by the acquisition of Fur-Textiles Nederland BV , their Dutch based distributor of sliver products . |
| 4 | Against that Wallis women 's wear and Horne had a tough half-year while Selfridges , helped by a return of tourism , held up . |
| 5 | Abuelo had a tough time , they say . ’ |
| 6 | No , I still think Old Red has a tough life . |
| 7 | LIVERPOOL have been drawn at home to Chorley in the fourth round of the English Schools Trophy , but Kirkby Knowsley have a tough journey to Gateshead . |
| 8 | The man had a tough upbringing and , she believes , had almost certainly been abused himself . |
| 9 | Relegated Victorians have a tough opener at Owls , one of the promotion favourites , while Banbridge and Mid Antrim have difficult trips to Coleraine and Grosvenor respectively . |
| 10 | Unfortunately , there is no word for hinge in Sesotho and Father George had a tough time trying to translate . |
| 11 | Darlington have a tough run in to their league programme and are in desperate need of points to stay in division one of the North-Eastern League . |
| 12 | But in many ways , the company had a tough act to follow . |
| 13 | Business publishing had a tough year , with further declines in advertising at the Morgan-Grampian subsidiary in the UK and conditions in the US ‘ generally difficult ’ . |
| 14 | If deer have a tough life it is entirely due to human history , so man has a moral obligation to look after their well-being . |
| 15 | Even the prettier ones have a tough attitude . |
| 16 | Swindon have a tough tie no matter who wins the Coventry … |
| 17 | In Section Two , leaders Bangor have a tough trip to Down while at the bottom , RUC have a chance to close the gap on South Antrim when they meet the Lisburn team at Newforge . |
| 18 | All that happens in Howe 's whiny drama is that the daughter finds out her flamboyant , selfish mother has a tough row to hoe , as her father is declining into senility . |
| 19 | Mister Anderson has a tough time ahead of him . |
| 20 | My mother had a tough time trying to make ends meet . |