Example sentences of "[pers pn] have been a difficult [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 It has been a difficult year because I have n't been able to get into the side . ’
2 It has been a difficult decision .
3 It has been a difficult day for the Queen and tonight she 's been snubbed following the decision by the municipality of Limassol not to present her with the keys to the town .
4 Against this background , it has been a difficult start to the year but some improvement is forecast for the second quarter when further price increases will recover the impact of higher raw material costs .
5 It had been a difficult decision , but she was sure it had been the right one .
6 Yes , Nicandra thought , it had been a difficult day , what with everything .
7 It had been a difficult afternoon , and she was not sure she was up to an evening of trying to extract information from Jamie Baird .
8 It had been a difficult task .
9 Handicapper Ted Kelly admitted it had been a difficult task rating Vintage Crop .
10 It had been a difficult time for everyone , but especially Diana , who was perhaps closest to her father of all the children .
11 It 's been a difficult tour ’ , he went on .
12 It 's been a difficult run up to Badminton .
13 It 's been a difficult year , ’ admits Sir David Nicholas wearily as he contemplates how best to manage 40 staff in the Gulf .
14 It 's been a difficult time for the sales and marketing team at Thame in Oxfordshire .
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