Example sentences of "have a [adj] time get " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ He 's had a hard time getting into the world , ’ Elizabeth replied . |
2 | When I asked Alison what qualities you need to be a marketing controller she said , ‘ you need to be able to establish immediate empathy with the people you are talking to as you may only have a short time to get the feedback you need . |
3 | But with the size that the baby is already , it 's likely Greene would have a hard time getting her beyond thirty-eight weeks . |
4 | Ronny replaces Swindon-striker Fjortoft for the game tonight — Ronny must have done well in the training sessions ( coach Olsen really put some value on how the players perform in training before the games ) and Fjortoft which has been even worse for Swindon than Deano for us might have a hard time to get the attacker place back ( Fjortoft 0 — Deano 3 — Cole 10 is n't it ? ) . |
5 | Well — Frank will have a tough time to get into Norway 's world cup squad . |
6 | Mr Antonis is having a hard time getting his message of openness across to all the citizens of Antwerp . |
7 | ‘ I 'm not sure if it was ‘ The Reign of Terror ’ story about the French Revolution , or one of the other ones , but we had a terrible time getting Bill to pronounce the word brazier , meaning a rack for burning coals . |
8 | Grayling found that he had a hard time getting people to take him seriously . |
9 | ‘ I had a hard time getting through Ulysses , ’ I responded as lightly as I could . |