Example sentences of "'s been difficult [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We have been working on this project for 14 months , and it 's been difficult to persuade people that we have no political objectives . |
| 2 | ‘ It 's been difficult to cope at times , ’ says Graham 's mum , Kathleen , as she watches her son . |
| 3 | It concerned the toxic effects of atmospheric lead and was characterised by a series of comments like ‘ It 's claimed that even low levels of lead can cause brain damage ’ , ‘ It 's been difficult to get conclusive evidence ’ , ‘ There 's a whole lot of evidence ’ , ‘ Yes but there is conflicting evidence ’ , all delivered without any one of the four speakers actually providing figures to explain what the concern and disagreement was all about . |
| 4 | It 's been difficult to get a game in these last five weeks what with the weather and the Five Nations . |
| 5 | Even so , with members of the cast having so many other commitments it 's been difficult to get everyone together . |
| 6 | It 's been difficult to write about , because how do you do it without sounding anti-women ? |
| 7 | It 's been known for some time that dioxins are created when chlorine is used to make paper white , but in many situations it 's been difficult to find substitutes . |
| 8 | He says Henley does change but very gradually … it 's been difficult to introduce women 's racing , but we have this year and there 's a very high standard here … up to Olympic standard |
| 9 | ‘ As Kim Bailey does n't like making up his mind about where his horses run until the last minute , it 's been difficult to try for outside rides . |