Example sentences of "it [is] difficult [verb] and " in BNC.

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1 we just have a recap , okay , if there 's any congenital amalgamation particularly in the central nervous system , things like spina bifida , hydrocephalus , problems like that and any underlying infection or feeding difficulties and the feeding difficulties could be cause or effect , we 've got a baby that 's erm , who 's temperature is dropping , it 's getting more sleepy and erm it 's difficult to feed and if a baby 's not feeding properly it wo n't be able to warm itself up .
2 You 'd recognize this if you are a driver and especially a driver who maybe has the opportunity of travelling long distance , now years ago when I was younger and perhaps some of you in the audience when you were younger , you could go from here to the South of England with no trouble , without a break and you 'd head on down the motorway and you , you 'd be alert and alive and er ready to meet up with all sorts of emergencies and you 'd drive quite well all the way down , non stop down the South of England , but if you 're like me now , when I get to Stafford on the motorway you 're beginning to feel as if you 've had enough and it 's difficult to try and keep your concentration as you used to years ago , and that 's how it can be in the truth sometimes , when we 've been with it a long time that , we grow older not only physically , but spiritually too we become very experienced in the truth and we become very sort of fat spiritually , we can live off of that fat ca n't we ?
3 It really is exciting and something which it 's difficult to express and even better if we can do something for Herefordshire and bring back a winner .
4 The feeling of comfort is basic to a sense of well-being , but it is difficult to define and is often most notable in its absence .
5 The Timber Trade Federation has admitted that it is difficult to define and verify sustainability , and there are signs that several major retailers are planning to cease making such claims .
6 Sexual discrimination is , of course , very common , but it is difficult to detect and women do n't make official complaints .
7 Once the fungus has dug itself into the vagina , it is difficult to dislodge and the normal bacteria , particularly the lactobacillus , find it hard to reestablish themselves .
8 Since they may be shaky in the first place , one is working against oneself in allowing the situation to come about ; yet at times it is difficult to avoid and extra work may be needed to counteract its effect .
9 But it is difficult to make and even more difficult to get taught properly .
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