Example sentences of "it [adj] [verb] [conj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Everyone began to listen carefully to the news bulletins on the wireless and to buy newspapers as soon as they were printed , yet people found it hard to believe that war could really happen .
2 However , requests for admission are not always supported by adequate information , which makes it difficult to assess whether admission is appropriate ( Bastiaansen , 1976 ; Schelvis , 1977 ; Knorth , 1987 ) .
3 I find it difficult to believe that intervention is of necessity harmful .
4 She may find it difficult to concentrate or interest herself much in anything or anybody .
5 This makes it difficult to tell whether HP and other retail credit , as a part of consumers ' overall spending , is now increasing or declining .
6 And each play has a plausible villain , making it tempting to think that Iago and Angelo were both played by the same actor .
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