Example sentences of "but it be difficult [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Spokesman Andrew Davis said : ‘ We believe freak weather conditions may have caused an inversion , but it is difficult to be certain at this stage . |
| 2 | Its magnitude is officially given as below 9 , so that it should be invisible with binoculars ; I have suspected it with × 12 or higher magnification , but it is difficult to be sure , as there are scattered disconnected stars around . |
| 3 | Now I wonder where and this maybe unduly cynical , but it is difficult to be unduly cynical with that lot over there . |
| 4 | ‘ We think we can best define our core business ourselves , but it 's difficult to be £1 in information technology , ’ Hjoth said . |
| 5 | On one occasion he thought he heard Hubert 's teeth grinding ; but it was difficult to be sure because of the roar of the engine . |
| 6 | They seemed not to be , but it was difficult to be sure that they had not simply managed to turn away again in time . |