Example sentences of "finding it difficult [verb] " in BNC.

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1 They have been through an unsettling time and are finding it difficult to readjust .
2 And some carers and dependents find it difficult to adapt to a role reversal — the old person of course not wanting to relinquish her dominant role and the carer finding it difficult to cope with becoming the decision maker . ’
3 Home helps said they were finding it difficult to cope with the extra responsibility .
4 I love my two sons , aged three and 21 months , but I 'm finding it difficult to cope with them .
5 Noticing my bewilderment , he revealed he was writing down the names of the ‘ bigwigs ’ , as he was finding it difficult to remember them all .
6 She had a restless night and is finding it difficult to sleep because of the memories of the attack .
7 However , she was finding it difficult to stifle the waves of panic which swept through her body at the thought of being in close contact with this man who had once meant so much to her .
8 We pack and move on , the dogs finding it difficult to move in the fresh snow .
9 There is evidence that the high incidence of unemployment amongst black people will make housing conditions , especially overcrowding , worse as young unemployed people are finding it difficult to move out after marriage and set up their own homes ( Brah , 1986 ) .
10 The King 's sister was white-faced and tight-lipped , obviously finding it difficult to control her anger .
11 I say that perhaps you might be a ‘ vulnerable ’ person , because you say that you 've always been ‘ a bit of a worrier ’ , finding it difficult to relax ; and your mother also appears to have been an anxious person .
12 And with good reason : the signs are that Saatchi is finding it difficult to sell the management consultancy division alone .
13 Indeed , the proliferation of adventures in the South Atlantic , Abyssinia , China , Japan and New Guinea , with the addition of the Maori Wars , shipwreck and the challenge of life on a desert island , earthquake and eruptions , suggests that Kingston was at last finding it difficult to adapt his exalted heroes to the kind of narrative his readers expected .
14 MORE men could be finding it difficult to father children because the average sperm count has halved in the last 50 years , an expert revealed yesterday .
15 His daughter , however , is still finding it difficult to recover from her traumatic assault in New York .
16 This whole issue about er children , junior church , other activities , children being compromised , adults finding it difficult to insist or persuade their children , that they should be in junior church , when other folks are trying to tempt them in other directions .
17 Cashman shouted , ignoring Matt 's hand , walking across the room to lean on the desk as though he was finding it difficult to remain upright without support .
18 Suddenly , Ronni was finding it difficult to breathe .
19 Finding it difficult to tap a new field of creative resources , he draws instead on his own previous imaginative renderings .
20 In the drama departments there was a general welcome for the move away from written papers , which had been seen by many drama specialists as a cause of confusion between drama and English literature , with students often finding it difficult to respond to the change in emphasis towards a set text that this involved .
21 Income Support — You may be able to get income support if you are not in full-time work and are finding it difficult to manage .
22 You may be able to claim a range of cash benefits if you are finding it difficult to manage financially .
23 Because of the enormous disruptions she had suffered in her life she was finding it difficult to manage on a day-to-day basis , and prison represented a way of ‘ escaping ’ from her immediate problems .
24 Income Support is available to those not in full-time work who are finding it difficult to manage .
25 Financial markets are finding it difficult to evaluate the future worth of drugs firms .
26 ‘ Your comment about him finding it difficult to live with the idea of someone being better than him forced me into a complete rethink .
27 You also come across as a bit of a perfectionist , having to do everything perfectly and finding it difficult to delegate , or say ‘ no ’ … .
28 Most overdoses are taken when individuals are finding it difficult to sort out their life problems in a clear way .
29 According to rumours circulating in Würzburg , Party representatives in Nuremberg were finding it difficult to carry out their functions following the recent raids on the city .
30 The Eagles are finding it difficult to take off but were still compared with a high-flying elite — the SAS .
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