Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] a hard time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do n't give me a hard time , McLeish , just bloody do it . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Do n't give me a hard time , ’ she begged . |
| 3 | I know I 've been a bit stupid , but I 'm trying to get my act together and all Luke-do-it-all-Denner does is give me a hard time ! |
| 4 | ‘ At prop , if you do not show aggression and attack your opposite number , whilst contributing to making sure that your own ball is protected , you can be certain that your opponents will give you a hard time . |
| 5 | ‘ Did she give you a hard time ? ’ |
| 6 | It 's a heartening thought : he might give us a hard time but , at root , Bob is on our side … |
| 7 | We 're out there riding as hard as we can and if that gives any of the supporters any sort of er consolation , I do n't know if it does or not , but it — we 're really giving our best all the time and er win , lose or draw you 'll always find us every time we 've got a doing our best and er although often some people might shout and scream and give us a hard time , er it 's not for , for lack of trying , I mean nobody wants to finish last and er me even more than most , so just get behind us and shout and scream and we 'll try our hardest . |
| 8 | I 'm left with the fact that they knock me up in the middle of the night , turn my place over , give me a hard time , then just forget about it all . |
| 9 | If you wonder why people give you a hard time , it 's because you write shit like this . |
| 10 | We always give her a hard time . |
| 11 | Food is highly expensive and you could see what a hard time people had been through . |
| 12 | A losing attitude means that if you try something and find it does n't work , you beat yourself up , give yourself a hard time and do n't try again . |
| 13 | I sure hope you 're not going to give me a hard time after I just travelled three thousand miles to see you , ’ Donna said , her eyes crinkling as she gave Alex another bear hug . |
| 14 | Let herself go a bit — ye get that with women whose men are giving them a hard time , and who hav'na found a way of getting their retaliation in first . ’ |
| 15 | The Doctor had wanted to run straight back into danger , as was his wont , but she had persuaded him that on this occasion at least , some forethought and preparation would be a better idea than just leaving everything to chance and inspiration , particularly as the former seemed hell bent on giving them a hard time of things . |
| 16 | Is she giving them a hard time ? |
| 17 | Giving them a hard time down there . |
| 18 | Is she giving them a hard time ? |
| 19 | Giving them a hard time down there . |
| 20 | ‘ This magazine has been giving me a hard time . |
| 21 | But no , it seemed to be the local name for the twenty kilo fish which was giving me a hard time , though later someone else called it a kingfish . |
| 22 | ‘ Just stop giving me a hard time and leave me alone . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Giving you a hard time , is she ? ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Luke been giving you a hard time ? ’ |
| 25 | While your friends are giving you a hard time at present if you persist and refuse to indulge in drug taking they should eventually accept you as a non-user . |
| 26 | We d Okay we do n't know , we want to ask them we w So if you are an MP in North Yorkshire and er you think I 'm giving you a hard time and I know you sneakily listen to this programme , I know you listen . |
| 27 | Sorry for giving you a hard time there . |
| 28 | Pilger had been giving him a hard time . |
| 29 | The man had a faint discoloration under one eye — he could n't help speculating whether Dotty had n't been giving him a hard time . |
| 30 | I hoped the u s authorities were giving him a hard time . |