Example sentences of "but it [modal v] be hard " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't think , I do n't think there 's anywhere left now , there might be somewhere but it 'll be hard to find . |
| 2 | But it would be hard to argue , say , that Greeks are less moral because of the appalling corruption of and greed demonstrated by senior figures in the government and party of the socialist Andreas Papandreou . |
| 3 | But it would be hard to ruin this part of the glen completely . |
| 4 | He had prospects , but it would be hard work . |
| 5 | But it would be hard to identify a coherent or clear-cut Labour or socialist philosophy in the sense in which such philosophies had existed before 1914 . |
| 6 | " But it can be hard to defend oneself against the weather . |
| 7 | I enjoy being a mum but it can be hard work . |
| 8 | Pete says that on one flight recently he was up in the air for nine hours so you have to take food and drink with you to keep going … in this country survival is not a problem but it can be hard when you 're flying across deserts and things like that |
| 9 | But it will be hard to accept that these people are serious about democracy — or can do much more to further its cause — so long as they stay in the same party as democracy-haters . |
| 10 | I 'll have to try to forget about Anne and get on with life — but it will be hard . ’ |
| 11 | Winter gear is being readied at the moment , but it will be hard , all the same , travelling in such weather . ’ |
| 12 | But it will be hard to tell today 's workers , who already are paying big payroll taxes to finance today 's pensioners ( far bigger than those pensioners themselves paid ) that they will not enjoy the same level of benefits when they retire . |