Example sentences of "they [vb past] [pers pn] [adv] difficult " in BNC.

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1 His sentiments were shared by West Brom boss Ardiles , who said : ‘ They made it very difficult for us and Martin did a very good job in planning the game the way he did .
2 Now that is massive because of all the new er erm it they made it very difficult for independents to survive .
3 At a time when governments seemed to have learnt a great deal about economic management they found it increasingly difficult to practise it .
4 In power , they found it legally difficult to identify and expel illegal immigrants , so many now think the ULFA has the more effective solution .
5 For example , while some companies may have been able to ignore the social protest of individuals who suffered the effects of industrial pollution , they found it more difficult to resist organized groups of citizens whose opposition accompanied a marked decline in support for the LDP .
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