Example sentences of "[vb past] [art] hard time [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Jeff had a hard time with me .
2 And , since I could not admit that I often found Nonni both difficult and boring , I had a hard time with myself .
3 Sinead had a hard time at school because she was a newcomer in a class which had been together for two years , and some of her fellow pupils knew her recent history .
4 Coventry used to be one of the best teams in England … they 've won the cup twice … now they 're in the second division and they had a hard time on saturday … five penalty kicks saw them through … with three tries … none of which were that dazzling … it was Hereford who entertained … their last try was something special something to remember …
5 Before the 1967 Act the labs had a hard time of it , I can tell you , when all scientific evidence had to be given orally .
6 Group Finance director Tim Allen said Amdega had a hard time in 1991 , along with most firms in the consumer market .
7 But even the heavily biased reports from the Propaganda Offices were obliged to admit that criticism of Hitler and grave doubts in his alleged ‘ strategic genius ’ were mounting sharply , and that those still believing his words that 1945 would bring a ‘ historic turning-point ’ in Germany 's fortunes had a hard time against the doubters .
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