Example sentences of "difficult [to-vb] that [pron] [be] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first of those from Viola was addressed in fact to ‘ Dear Walter and Hilda ’ , but it was not difficult to guess that it was intended primarily for Walter 's eyes . |
| 2 | It 's difficult to believe that he was expelled from nursery school at the age of three for being a ‘ smart alec ’ . |
| 3 | Given the apparent strength of Gloucester 's position , it is difficult to argue that he was panicked into seizing the throne . |
| 4 | Given the apparent strength of Gloucester 's position , it is difficult to argue that he was panicked into seizing the throne . |
| 5 | The exceptional quality of the portrait of Spring is immediately apparent when one turns to that of Summer … it is difficult to think that it was produced by the " painter " of Spring : the delineation of the features is insensitive , the colouring inferior " ( Smith 1976 , 9 ) . |
| 6 | While it could be very difficult to prove that you were raped before your marriage , proving marital rape may be possible . |