Example sentences of "be difficult for he [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All eyes turned towards Rayne , who smiled apologetically and said , yes , that he had asked Vokins to bid on his behalf as he himself would be conducting the auction and it would clearly be difficult for him to put in bids and be auctioneer at the same time . |
| 2 | It will be difficult for him to enforce his writ in the far-flung reaches of the country . |
| 3 | Whatever formal characteristics Lyons might attribute to English in theory , in practice it would be difficult for him to sustain the claim that ‘ it is possible to address someone or talk about someone in English without indicating one 's relative social status or attitude ’ . |
| 4 | He refused to send his horses to be shod at our smithy after that ; for once the smith 's verdict got around it would be difficult for him to sell the mare . |
| 5 | The seller can give his instructions to the person in actual possession of the goods , but it may be difficult for him to discover who that is , if , for example , the goods are on the railways . |
| 6 | The set of retroflex consonants in Tamil will also require special drilling for the English speaker , and the dental consonants will be difficult for him to hear as being different from his own alveolar consonants . |
| 7 | ‘ Unfortunately , it is difficult for him to paint in the house in Leeds because we do n't have the space and we do n't have the light . |
| 8 | However , once in the system it is difficult for him to move to higher-paid employment in another industry , for he would also have to find housing elsewhere for himself and his family . |
| 9 | He argues that bad garages drive out good ones because the typical customer can not judge whether a service has been done properly , and it is difficult for him to check . |
| 10 | This means for the neighbourhood man , the man on the beat , that it is difficult for him to keep a low profile . |
| 11 | It was difficult for him to realise that he was dealing with , or rather trying to help , a man who had never , either physically or emotionally , felt the need to replace anything . |
| 12 | Furthermore , as Henry VIII had relied on the authority of scripture to justify his annulment , it was difficult for him to resist pressure for the translation of the Bible into English , or demands that doctrine and liturgy should conform to the word of God as revealed in the scriptures . |
| 13 | It was difficult for him to move in his new boots . |
| 14 | ‘ May I observe that this is a rather strange sort of idleness … ’ and he went on to admit that , although it was difficult for him to defend his present way of life , there was purpose in it , even if that purpose was an obscure one . |
| 15 | The bungled pit stop dropped Hill from second on Prost 's tail to fourth and , although he recovered to grab a brilliant third place behind the Frenchman , it was difficult for him to hide his disappointment . |
| 16 | It was difficult for him to make contact with people these days , even old friends , and he could n't force himself to go next door and enquire about her . |