Example sentences of "find it [adj] to make [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 She seemed to find it difficult to make friends , and the fact that she hardly ever wandered far from the house only added to her loneliness .
2 I found it impossible to make relationships , I was one hell of a mess .
3 Despite the opportunities opened out from the late eighteenth century by an expanding grain trade , a marked increase in the land available , and a steady rise in labour and money dues extracted from the peasantry , the nobility found it difficult to make ends meet .
4 Gorge and Mary Webster eventually had another twelve children and found it difficult to make ends meet .
5 I mean Paul was one of his friends he never had that many so that probably means he finds it hard to make friends , you can tell
6 When he lifted his hand she shrank back , terrified that he would touch her again , but all he did was push the heavy dark hair back from his forehead , his voice coolly impersonal when he answered , ‘ I always find it useful to make plans . ’
7 As a small company of 15 boys we find it hard to make ends meet .
8 Some of the smaller stations already find it difficult to make ends meet — and the arrival of a national commercial channel , which would take most of the country-wide advertising , could put them out of business .
9 Dr Spink said : ‘ He ought to be defending those who are finding it difficult to make ends meet here . ’
10 I do not question the fact that in some parts of the country students are finding it difficult to make ends meet .
11 Because I am quite shy , I am finding it hard to make friends .
12 They were finding it hard to make ends meet and life had become very miserable .
13 Because of this , they do n't find it easy to make friends and are very difficult to get on with .
14 In any income range , people can find it difficult to make ends meet — especially with steep inflation .
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