Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] a hard time " in BNC.

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1 Betty and Joanne must have a hard time managing . ’
2 Some officials have spoken of getting NATO to spread its wings , though they might have a hard time persuading the Canadians and Europeans of that .
3 This means Zeneca might have a hard time charging much more than Merck 's price for its drug , even if Merrem is better .
4 Ronny replaces Swindon-striker Fjortoft for the game tonight — Ronny must have done well in the training sessions ( coach Olsen really put some value on how the players perform in training before the games ) and Fjortoft which has been even worse for Swindon than Deano for us might have a hard time to get the attacker place back ( Fjortoft 0 — Deano 3 — Cole 10 is n't it ? ) .
5 COMEDY-thrillers could have a hard time without small black books that disappear containing the clue to mysterious fortunes .
6 They 'd have a hard time proving that , I think , if they were interested in proof ; which I 'm not sure they are .
7 But the Chancellor may have a hard time explaining why the pound has to shadow the Deutschmark .
8 While it is true that the speculation is an essential part of science , and true that new ideas may have a hard time gaining acceptance , it does not follow that untested science belongs in court .
9 But with the size that the baby is already , it 's likely Greene would have a hard time getting her beyond thirty-eight weeks .
10 I think the NSF would have a hard time answering that question . ’
11 The judge told Cranog Jones that his plan had been ingenious , but warned him that as a magistrate , he would have a hard time in prison .
12 Now question is whether or not there is a simple ability to realise a capital receipt and use it I think , and if that were true , if what you 're saying is true and there was some net gain to be made very easily then I think we would have a hard time , perhaps , refusing what you 're saying .
13 1992 , 28 , 46 ) will have a hard time in industry .
14 Even though it offers compensation to people who have already bought shops or flats , Albania 's court system , now being rebuilt from scratch after almost 30 years without a justice ministry , will have a hard time sorting out property disputes .
15 If any of these poor beggars die of cold old Starling will have a hard time digging a hole for them . ’
16 He was tremendously successful and his successor will have a hard time emulating him .
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