Example sentences of "find it hard " in BNC.
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| 1 | I know it 's silly but I find it hard to take them seriously and really concentrate and not be distracted by the local cat cleaning himself on a window ledge or some such thing . |
| 2 | ‘ I find it hard to know what to say to people , ’ Colin said straightaway . |
| 3 | I find it hard to accept . |
| 4 | But , the odd unscripted upset aside , the chairmen and chairwomen find it hard to keep up with torrential voting in favour of the leadership line . |
| 5 | I find it hard to think of any more splendid compensation than conferment of the power to transfer a very large sum of money from a newspaper which I dislike and despise to an organisation or institution which I love and admire . |
| 6 | Once involved in prostitution , they often find it hard to give up . |
| 7 | Those who have campaigned on behalf of Wallenberg find it hard to believe that , in a bureaucratic system like the Soviet Union 's , a file on the missing Swede is not somewhere . |
| 8 | I also think it 's a question of being able to provide , certainly at the top of a company , a sense of direction and I find it hard to see how you can have an absolutely clear sense of direction unless you yourself are able to assess the essentials as you see them for success in your particular trade . |
| 9 | And although many architects still find it hard to say Charles 's name without curling their lips , most of them do admit that by bringing the whole subject into the public domain , architecture has had a much-needed shot in the arm . |
| 10 | Papers like the NME and the Guardian ca n't ignore these masculine genres , but find it hard to understand or reinterpret them : instead they 've devised several strategies for skirting round them . |
| 11 | Other Chilean exiles in France still find it hard to accept him . |
| 12 | From the good-time side of the folky American market there is another solid set from The Hooters , one of those bands that would sound ideal in any bar-room , can be guaranteed work on any night of the year , but find it hard getting into the best-sellers . |
| 13 | In fact I find it hard to talk about . |
| 14 | There is such volubility I find it hard to follow what some people are saying , and they make no compromises for non-native speakers . |
| 15 | Like a vile-tasting patent medicine , they appreciate the need for treatment , but find it hard to swallow . |
| 16 | It can be a time when a sensitive friend can make sure the bereaved person is especially thought of , so that they are not alone if they find it hard to be by themselves on those days . |
| 17 | The fact is , Karajan was able to accommodate and support voices , even in the most taxing roles , in a way that other conductors with a less complete control of the orchestra find it hard to emulate . |
| 18 | However , given that such maps exist , I find it hard to believe that distances could be estimated by a method analogous to using Pythagoras ' theorem . |
| 19 | Most people find it hard to say what Labour stands for at the moment . |
| 20 | Although hard to buy beyond specialist shops , kaffir lime leaf offers such a depth of flavour that I find it hard not to reach for it whenever I cook . |
| 21 | However , much one may respect Borg 's reputation and his unerring sportsmanship , I find it hard to share his optimism , especially as only 16 of the 54 points he won were from his winners . |
| 22 | May we be patient with people who find it hard to understand us . |
| 23 | Many people find it hard to counter the argument of ‘ people before buildings ’ that the Church puts forward , even though for most of us the visible presence of a church — whether still in religious use or not — is an important and reassuring symbol of faith to all who pass by . |
| 24 | I sincerely hope that it has been picked up by accident and that I will be re-united with it soon , as I find it hard to believe that such an incident could lead to its deliberate theft . |
| 25 | Once the fungus has dug itself into the vagina , it is difficult to dislodge and the normal bacteria , particularly the lactobacillus , find it hard to reestablish themselves . |
| 26 | The meme pool therefore comes to have the attributes of an evolutionarily stable set , which new memes find it hard to invade . |
| 27 | I find it hard to believe that the answer lies in reciprocity or disguised selfishness in any simple sense . |
| 28 | I find it hard to believe that so fundamental a process is not governed by principles just as elegant and universal as those uncovered in relation to molecular genetics . |
| 29 | Even those pupils who were not entered for any examination have suffered , because teachers have got into a habit of teaching in a particular way , and find it hard to break away from it . |
| 30 | I find it hard enough to do descriptions of today . |