Example sentences of "be [verb] a hard time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Watson had been given a hard time from the Wednesday crowd before those goals but is now hoping the tide has turned . |
| 2 | She figures they 're having a hard time positioning the thing and do n't want to mess up the good thing they have going with Windows . |
| 3 | Peer review has been having a hard time recently , while there is still widespread anger that the UGC 's devastating 1981 economies were resolved with little or no explanation of the philosophy behind them . |
| 4 | The poor old dear has been having a hard time of late . |
| 5 | While Dixton House has been lapping up the attention , his jockey , Tom Morgan , has been having a hard time . |
| 6 | Oxford have Aston Villa at the Manor on Wednesday … it 's all ticket … and tomorrow is your last chance to get one … the box office is open all day … do n't miss it … next for us is the third division where Hereford are having a hard time |
| 7 | The Greek revolt was seen by European liberals who in a sense might be having a hard time of it in in , in those years . |
| 8 | Mr Culley is said to be having a hard time coming to terms with what has happened . |
| 9 | ‘ Do I look as if I 'm having a hard time ? |
| 10 | The Swans are playing some outstanding rugby these days and , although they were given a hard time of it against Dunvant in the last round , it is always difficult to combat gritty opponents who feel they have nothing to lose . |
| 11 | The sailors were dropping off the stern ladder into the tender as he reached the dock , and with the tender pitching in the steep lop , they were having a hard time . |
| 12 | That is left for members of the host community to do , as it busies itself ghettoizing the minority ; and as it ghettoizes it mumbles , and if you listen carefully you can just discern beneath the self-righteousness , the self-congratulation , the following : ‘ Okay , okay , so you were having a hard time in your own country . |
| 13 | Mr Antonis is having a hard time getting his message of openness across to all the citizens of Antwerp . |
| 14 | But Isabella is having a hard time . |
| 15 | DEC 's Alpha , meanwhile , was given a hard time for being late into the market . |
| 16 | Meanwhile , the Bodegraven was having a hard time trying to dear Dutch waters . |