Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] it difficult for [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 It is useful for those of us who worry that hearing other opinions and listening to other people may weaken our case , or make it difficult for us to concentrate on our own determined agenda .
2 The second type is where the child has a disability which prevents or makes it difficult for him or her to make use of educational facilities of a kind generally provided in schools — within the LEA 's area — for children of his/her age .
3 It marked them off from other men and made it difficult for them to settle down to the dull conformity of civilian existence after the war .
4 Banks entered this market in a big way in the early 1980s , after the abolition of the ‘ corset ’ scheme , which inhibited the growth of their interest-bearing deposits and made it difficult for them to lend large sums without incurring financial penalties imposed by the Bank of England .
5 After all those years in Paris he found the bright sunshine and the sparkling translucence of the air disturbed his concentration and made it difficult for him to work .
6 ‘ Mark has done well in pre-season and made it difficult for me because Dublin has also done quite well .
7 ‘ He has tried to draft in fresh faces , and found it difficult for them to fit in .
8 We 're not pressing teams and making it difficult for them , which has previously been the basis of our success .
9 Clare 's solicitor explained to her that men often forced their wives to return by refusing to grant a divorce and making it difficult for them to obtain money — even when it was awarded by a court .
10 The rain had almost stopped , but various projections over the pavement in Fleet Street dripped on Dyson as he passed , wetting the lenses of his spectacles and making it difficult for him to see where he was going .
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