Example sentences of "[pers pn] hard [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But since Cassius 's ‘ The fault lies not in our stars , but in ourselves ’ we have found it hard to take external circumstances as the sole cause of terrible events . |
| 2 | Owen found it hard to take such incidents seriously . |
| 3 | In general the difficulties can be categorised as those which were hard because they were unpleasant tasks in themselves ( eg dealing with sickness or incontinence , washing soiled clothes ) ; those which were hard because of the dementia sufferer 's behaviour or characteristics ( eg he or she was uncooperative , aggressive , heavy ) , and those which were hard because of features of the carer 's life or characteristics ( eg the journey to the dementia sufferer 's home was a long one , the carer 's spouse disliked her helping , she had no washing machine , she found it hard to manage caring tasks as well as her work ) . |
| 4 | Even then you may find it hard to relax tense muscles as the habits of the muscles are often very ingrained . |
| 5 | Finally , there are political reasons : people do not , on the whole , enjoy moving away from their communities and politicians find it hard to ignore these feelings . |
| 6 | There are very few independent luxury car firms with the reputation of Jaguar , and volume manufacturers have found it hard to develop luxury cars of their own , considered to be competitive with specialists such as Daimler Benz and BMW . |
| 7 | • If you find it hard to eat one chocolate or biscuit without devouring the whole packet , but an individually wrapped serving . |
| 8 | Some people find it hard to accept modern works of art in ancient settings , but in fact much of the special attraction of many historic gardens comes from the several chronological layers of their architecture , planting and ornaments . |
| 9 | In the same way , we resist the idea that we are always dependent on others to a greater or lesser degree ; we find it hard to accept total dependence , and we do not ( often ) choose it for ourselves or for others . |
| 10 | It must be remembered that it is often difficult to get people to express themselves freely , that there is a tendency in any survey for interviewees to say what they think they are expected to say , and that individuals frequently find it hard to express subjective views on an aspect of their life which they might never have consciously considered before . |
| 11 | But despite the political war of words over tax , she found it hard to prepare new strategies because no party had said very much about VAT . |
| 12 | Still I find it hard to believe most men would want to cede their privilege and power on the evidence you present . |
| 13 | Even hopeless cooks find it hard to spoil new potatoes . |
| 14 | When , later , I joined the Civil Service , I found it hard to follow that rule since I was constantly required to lie . |
| 15 | Researchers have found it hard to establish clear patterns of development , either in observing one child or in comparing different stages of reading mastery . |
| 16 | In making the choice , the selection conference in the case of the Labour Party , and the constituency executive in the case of the Conservative Party , are not easily moved by pressure from outside and even the leaders of the parties have found it hard to get close friends and political associates nominated . |
| 17 | It shows almost half the people are spending less on clothes for themselves , three out of 10 spend less on food , about a quarter find it hard to pay regular bills on time , and 43 per cent plan to spend less this Christmas . |