Example sentences of "and found [pers pn] hard " in BNC.

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1 He dreaded his own Bible class and found it hard to keep teenagers in order .
2 All through the African campaign I longed to hear from you , and found it hard at times to keep a stiff upper lip without your help .
3 She also had severe perceptual problems and found it hard to recognize the different parts of her body or to know where objects were in relation to herself .
4 Other companies have run numbers on what USL would be worth and found it hard to justify more than $200m .
5 Mrs Fellows also admitted to the nurse that she was a " bit of a worrier " and found it hard to relax .
6 He was very tired and found it hard to concentrate for long periods of time .
7 She also had strong opinions and found it hard to " brook any delay or frustration .
8 Afterwards he had to explain why he was there , and found it hard .
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