Example sentences of "it was [art] difficult [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It was a difficult case to argue , though , without sounding as if I were asking the Government to give in .
2 It was a difficult problem — were you spoiling your vocation , or did n't you have a real vocation anyway ?
3 It was a difficult baptism for new Lancashire champion Greg Helsby of Grange Park , St Helens .
4 Erm , I 'd like to say Sheena that I , I think it was a difficult question that you asked , are you a feminist ?
5 It was a difficult question to answer .
6 It was a difficult question to answer .
7 It was a difficult birth if you remember ’
8 Maybe it was a difficult birth — no one ever said — but Mother got up too soon because there was a lot of washing to do and contracted pleurisy .
9 It was a difficult decision for all concerned , but four of the most seriously injured were left with one of the medical orderlies , who was instructed to contact the Italians the following day .
10 It was a difficult decision to take going to South Africa with the rebel tour .
11 It was a difficult decision which must be much more difficult for many of our readers who have never used a computer before .
12 It was a difficult decision , but I decided the grass is not always greener on the other side , ’ Sridevi told me .
13 Formby-born tournament referee Alan Mills said : ‘ It was a difficult decision bearing in mind he has not played much in the last couple of months because of injury .
14 Moxon explained : ‘ It was a difficult decision to make but the choice was between Ashley or Simon Kellett who played particularly well at Canterbury when he scored 90 .
15 It was a difficult journey , especially in the winter months when the vagaries of intemperate and often violent weather meant that remote airports could be closed down within minutes .
16 Paul Bradley explains that it was a difficult film to make .
17 It was a difficult choice for him .
18 It was a difficult place to watch because of the fields .
19 It was a difficult letter to write , and probably an unsatisfactory one to receive .
20 And I mean it was a difficult start , and I was in fact a junior detective for five and a half years before any alteration was made in the staff , there was no promotions or leaving so that as junior detective for five and a half years , I got all jobs that nobody else wanted
21 Where the two met , on tracks like ‘ Kennedy ’ and ‘ Brassneck ’ , it was bliss , but overall , it was a difficult record to feel comfortable with , although it still stood up to repeated plays .
22 The crowd were very patient because they knew it was a difficult game for us . ’
23 It was a difficult time .
24 When I arrived on the scene , Joe was trying to come to terms with the situation but it was a difficult time all round .
25 In private there was no doubt it was a difficult time for her .
26 Although it was a difficult time for most people not everyone was distraught .
27 Reflecting on the last campaign , Sealink General Secretary Ron Bridges said : ‘ It was a difficult season with the weather causing many fixtures to be postponed .
28 Although Sigarup 's so thin now , it was a difficult weight to carry and we needed to rest a lot .
29 " You and I can share , " Andrew would say to Nicandra , and to her the idea , particularly if it was a difficult horse , made her feel at one with him .
30 At that stage in his career no one was looking for a hit-machine : the longer heads realised that it was a difficult job to scale the face of Broadway — as it was in the West End — with so few footholds and even fewer helping ropes dangling down to give you a lift .
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