Example sentences of "[adv] difficult it [verb] be [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That was the best of my father 's stories , told in the pub in the 1960s , of how difficult it had been to live with her in 1937 , during the Abdication months . |
| 2 | He did n't tell her how difficult it had been to withstand the pain they inflicted on him . |
| 3 | Most of us can recall just how difficult it has been to concentrate on anything else if we have a headache or any other ache and pain . |
| 4 | The Chairman , on behalf of the members , has asked me to express their appreciation of your excellent presentation and to state how difficult it has been to make a choice from outstanding candidates . |
| 5 | He will be aware , bearing in mind the other pressures we have on the budget this year , how difficult it has been to get a higher priority for roads . |