Example sentences of "it [was/were] [adv] difficult for [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was n't difficult for me to fit in here . |
| 2 | I started playing when I was seven , so by the time The Stones happened it was not difficult for me to play , so I could appreciate it for the music alone . |
| 3 | Now that Joyce knew and understood the reason for the onset of her phobia , it was not difficult for us to work together to help her overcome it . |
| 4 | He also loved jazz though it was often difficult for him to get into the clubs because when he started he was only 15 . |
| 5 | The teachers understood that what they were doing would have to change if they were to foster skills of mathematical thinking , but it was still difficult for them to change well-established habits for others of unproven value . |
| 6 | As the republican system began to be associated with right-wing policies , the left was pushed to greater political extremism as it was very difficult for them to effect political change within the Cortes . |
| 7 | Alan Shearer and Mike Newell were up against five at the front and it was very difficult for them . ’ |
| 8 | It was very difficult for me . |
| 9 | I met her in a big line-up of people and it was very difficult for her . |
| 10 | I , I , maybe before we start that , on the point of reductions , and I 'll ask both er , George and , and er , Jean and Mike to , to speak for the different political groups , as part of the P A G , erm , when we did go through this process , I , I mean it was very difficult for us as a P A G. |
| 11 | It was extremely difficult for me to write down one good characteristic about myself , let alone ten , and it was quite evident that whereas I saw myself as perpetually black , I saw my wife , Joyce as shining white and a lot of other people in the same colour . |
| 12 | I appreciate that it was extremely difficult for you to decide what to do in the circumstances of some hon. Members being unable to get into the House . |
| 13 | Because I had come straight from college , it was really difficult for me to tolerate that sort of behaviour , so I managed to er convince the workers to form a union . |
| 14 | Well I used to share a , share this flat with my mate and erm you know , she got a bit out of hand , she kept bringing all these people home and she kept having these parties and it was really difficult for me to study cos I used to go well I still try to go to college , but erm you know , it was really hard for me to study and made my life really , really difficult ! |
| 15 | It was as difficult for them to develop a public analysis of rape eight years ago as it is for them today publicly to acknowledge the extent of sexual abuse of girls and young women inside and outside the home . |
| 16 | It was as difficult for her to see Troy 's bad qualities , which he kept carefully hidden , as to admire Gabriel Oak 's good ones , which were not all obvious at first sight . |