Example sentences of "and [pron] [vb past] [pers pn] difficult " in BNC.

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1 ‘ My legs were very weak and I found it difficult to walk , ’ he said .
2 Her breathing had returned to normal and the terror that had seized her when fitzAlan had turned those savage ice-blue eyes on her had receded somewhat , but her limbs still felt shaky and she found it difficult to properly comprehend what Ralf had said .
3 His hair was a little white in places and he found it difficult talking to people .
4 The newly-painted pole was slippery and he found it difficult to get a good grip .
5 Lee 's inclinations led in other directions , and he found it difficult to comprehend how men were so easily led by a woman .
6 The breath was constricted in his chest and he found it difficult to swallow .
7 Now one of the jobs of the police force , and especially the CID , is to try to establish a pattern in crime , if this is possible , and in this instance both Sergeant Lewis and myself found it difficult not to believe there was some link between the two events .
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