Example sentences of "have a [adv] hard time " in BNC.

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1 He did have a very hard time which we , as children , could not understand … they took care of Richard as you know but my mother also had to look after the children left in 2 Dan-y-bont , Pontrhydyfen , travelling there at least twice a week on two separate buses with Richard , a two-year-old , in tow .
2 I think she would have a very hard time providing leadership , especially now that she is being perceived as more beholden to Washington than to the Filipino people . "
3 Er I do n't know shorthand but I thought y somebody who did know shorthand would probably have a less hard time than I do writing down notes .
4 Another aim , often hinted at , but rarely stated explicitly , was to counter the threat of early sexual and marital relationships — to help the young people ‘ when they are having a very hard time , physically and often morally ’ .
5 Willey held things together for a while and the total reached 252 , helped by no fewer than 52 extras since the ball was moving around so much that Murray had a very hard time behind the stumps .
6 The YCs got punished more than anybody else and had a really hard time .
7 They have a very hard time saying no to momentary pleasures , regardless of the risks or consequences .
8 Marmosets , tiny monkeys that live in the canopy of the South American rain forest , have a very hard time raising their babies .
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