Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] [verb] a hard [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Do I look as if I 'm having a hard time ?
2 Notice that if you are transferring a hard disk drive to a new motherboard then you should backup all of the data .
3 As for being ‘ alarmist ’ , it 's right to be ultra cautious ( even to the extent of junking an untrustworthy drive ) when you 're using a hard disk to store valuable data .
4 That is left for members of the host community to do , as it busies itself ghettoizing the minority ; and as it ghettoizes it mumbles , and if you listen carefully you can just discern beneath the self-righteousness , the self-congratulation , the following : ‘ Okay , okay , so you were having a hard time in your own country .
5 We are anticipating a hard match , and that is one of the reasons why I am so pleased to have Bryan ( Robson ) back .
6 The task may be simplified for trainees if they are given a hard copy of the 15 documents so that an appropriate system for naming the files can be selected ; file extensions , eg. LET , MEM , REP , may be used to assist identification .
7 She figures they 're having a hard time positioning the thing and do n't want to mess up the good thing they have going with Windows .
8 The Swans are playing some outstanding rugby these days and , although they were given a hard time of it against Dunvant in the last round , it is always difficult to combat gritty opponents who feel they have nothing to lose .
9 The sailors were dropping off the stern ladder into the tender as he reached the dock , and with the tender pitching in the steep lop , they were having a hard time .
10 At this stage , Browns Lane has not given up hope of getting rear seats into the convertible , but it is proving a hard task , and it is probably that only the coupe will be a two-plus-two .
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