Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [vb infin] difficulty " in BNC.

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1 He graced his office with dignity and performed his duties with such excellence that I know I may have difficulty in walking in his footsteps .
2 I do n't want really want Darren , I do n't honestly think , I think I 'd have difficulty in the initial breaking , but then everything else would go
3 I said some days ago that I would have difficulty er assisting you in making the choice for for some obvious reasons .
4 If they said you can go anywhere you like it would , that would cause I would , I would have difficulty deciding .
5 It is advisable for the purchaser to draw attention to any points which may cause difficulties if they are not raised until a later stage .
6 You can also colour-code or underline parts of the word which might cause difficulty , and can comment on the tricky bit when you record .
7 The attitudes of colleagues were reported as being overwhelmingly good , although a few people mentioned a certain lack of understanding , saying that their colleagues tended to forget or deny that they were disabled , which could create difficulties .
8 Natural parents often had access guaranteed under a court order and foster parents had to be committed to support for ‘ parental responsibility ’ , which could cause difficulties , said Miss Marion Lowe , association director .
9 Natural parents often had access to children guaranteed under a court order and foster parents had to be committed to support for ‘ parental responsibility ’ , which could cause difficulties , said Miss Marion Lowe , the association 's director .
10 No doubt he himself would have difficulties : but he thought that the Conservatives , without entering into any general undertaking , would support his Government , which would not embark upon any extravagant legislation ; and in this way the King 's Government might be carried on for another Session or even longer .
11 However , my hon. Friend 's suggestion envisages simultaneous availability on the market of two different grades of diesel , which would present difficulties in terms of separate pumps , separate distribution systems , and so on .
12 Often the light is too bright , which can cause difficulties for all children .
13 Other grammatical categories which can pose difficulties in translation include mood , direct and indirect speech , causativity , and many others .
14 This is especially helpful to older patients who may have difficulty in learning and remembering , and who may require to visit the toilet during the night .
15 Painting is valuable because people who may have difficulty expressing themselves in words can get some of their feelings down in a picture .
16 Lothian Region are providing an enquiry helpline for those who may have difficulties with completing the forms .
17 For this reason , particularly during your early days at college , you may find difficulty in locating a book .
18 For the same reason , I suggest that you avoid overseas package tours that require you to be at the airport in the early hours of the morning , or very late at night , when you may have difficulty travelling to the airport safely .
19 Enterprise zone property trusts are established to be held as an investment for a very long period ( usually 25 years ) and as Capital Ventures warns : ‘ You may have difficulty in selling your investment before realisation of the underlying property … ’
20 Unfortunately there are n't enough speech therapists or psychotherapists available either on the NHS or privately , so you may have difficulty in being referred by your doctor or finding one yourself .
21 You may have difficulty getting the third side to join the other two sides and still be 5cm long .
22 Unless she sees a local advertisement , she will have little knowledge of job opportunity and if she has moved into the district from elsewhere , she may have difficulty in assessing the employment prospects .
23 The show is custom-built by Janet Street-Porter 's rapidly expanding youth and entertainment empire and is aimed squarely at people under the age of 25 who might have difficulty identifying an Andy Warhol , never mind a Renaissance masterpiece .
24 For example , National & Provincial Building Society offered a mortgage helpline and hints for those who might have difficulty meeting the new level of payments .
25 In other words , she is someone who might have difficulty with spelling as she grows , but could be helped now to become a competent speller .
26 You 'll have difficulty trying to get hold of a bike or a canoe in the Tatras .
27 It sounds obvious but some drawings of birds are so odd you 'd have difficulty identifying even a bluetit from them .
28 You 'd have difficulty a local player of that one .
29 It would not be surprising if the loss of a job for a middle-aged manager who would have difficulty finding other similar employment within his field of expertise and at his age and occupational level was experienced as highly distressing .
30 Present evidence suggests that the numbers of the elderly who will find difficulties in looking after themselves will therefore increase : for example , about 20 per cent of the 80-and-over group are likely to suffer from dementia ( Grundy , 1986 ) .
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