Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] [pers pn] [adv] difficult " in BNC.
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| 1 | I felt he maintained a distance and because of that I found him more difficult to approach than Dalglish if there was anything I needed to discuss . |
| 2 | ‘ Everybody wanted a piece of my action and I found it very difficult to adjust . |
| 3 | I found it very difficult not to push then , and although I tried the puff , puff , blow it did n't help , and I had to pant . |
| 4 | One woman described how she experienced an aggressive pattern : ‘ I found it very difficult to cope with women over me , especially if I thought that they were n't being fair — although I had no problems when dealing with men . |
| 5 | ‘ I found it very difficult to judge that first script . |
| 6 | I found it very difficult to say this word , and so I decided to shorten it and call them Houys . |
| 7 | I found it very difficult for the first few hours , but after watching the robots and using my skill at cheating I was able to watch somebody else to find out how to complete each screen , of which there are lots . |
| 8 | I found it very difficult to get past the first fleet but when I did the game became more enjoyable especially as the 256 colour graphics match most games out today . |
| 9 | One of the things I I I found it very difficult to start with I must admit is that to prejudge that people would or would not go in . |
| 10 | I found it more difficult to talk to him , somewhere he or I had changed . |
| 11 | I found it personally difficult to justify the cost to my society of attending these occasions in times of recession , and I would have dearly loved to have had the support of my spouse on the occasions when I did go . |
| 12 | This was a technique which made it peculiarly difficult to say when he was working and when he was not . |
| 13 | Thus from mid-1962 the Soviet Union and Cuba were committed to each other to an extent which made it extremely difficult for either party to renounce the relationship . |
| 14 | ‘ She made it very difficult , ’ he said . |
| 15 | November had been a damp and drizzly month , bringing shorter days and causing aggravation to those people who found it increasingly difficult to travel in the blackout . |
| 16 | Such ventures , however , left out those who were most disturbed or withdrawn and hence who found it most difficult to work ; these were left to idle their time away on the wards , and it was always a struggle to find sufficient financial investment in equipment and raw materials to establish and maintain occupational ventures . |
| 17 | Everyone was given equal space and care was given to those of us who found it more difficult because of being deaf or having a speech difficulty . |
| 18 | And she found it terribly difficult to get dresses ! |
| 19 | She found it very difficult to get out of bed , so we moved life to centre it in the bedroom . |
| 20 | She had complete confidence in the young nurse , although she found it very difficult to penetrate her reserve . |
| 21 | When Julie was first admitted to the ward she found it very difficult to rest comfortably due to the pain she was experiencing . |
| 22 | She found it very difficult to get her tongue round the unfamiliar words . |
| 23 | Looking back over the two games we made it extremely difficult for ourselves in Moscow . |
| 24 | I think we found it quite difficult to provide the range of services at fully competitive prices and the one thing that this merger will do is to make us much more competitive . ’ |
| 25 | His sentiments were shared by West Brom boss Ardiles , who said : ‘ They made it very difficult for us and Martin did a very good job in planning the game the way he did . |
| 26 | Now that is massive because of all the new er erm it they made it very difficult for independents to survive . |
| 27 | At a time when governments seemed to have learnt a great deal about economic management they found it increasingly difficult to practise it . |
| 28 | In power , they found it legally difficult to identify and expel illegal immigrants , so many now think the ULFA has the more effective solution . |
| 29 | For example , while some companies may have been able to ignore the social protest of individuals who suffered the effects of industrial pollution , they found it more difficult to resist organized groups of citizens whose opposition accompanied a marked decline in support for the LDP . |
| 30 | It used to be important because it made it more difficult to score with groin kicks , and it led to narrow stances with the leading foot turned inwards . |