Special Delivery
Timber's been really touch-starved and had a hard time sleeping, what with everything going on. so he ordered a body pillow.
Feyrahl, SF Ch 4.1
Mac had a hard time accepting the statement. "my responsibility? i don't even know what my role is, khosk!" the lion snorted dismissively. "probably something to do with belly aching, whining, and being a general nussiance." the human scowled.
Nala's Venture: A Game of Questions
"however, my lands come under hard time... very hard times actually. there's been no rain for the longest time and most of the animals have moved away." mirembe stopped chewing.
Reasons, Resentments, and Rarities ch. 2
She was having a visibly hard time keeping up with me, which was strange because that wasn't supposed to be possible. we reached home twice as fast as it took to originally get from home to the construction site.
Suave
Namir had a hard time trying to motivate himself in throughout high school, so he planned that he would focus and hopefully get what he hoped for - a major in teaching, history, and anatomy. namir's first class was algebra, his worst subject.
Moon's Shadow (Prologue)
She had a hard time raising shadow by herself. the two of them could have been set for life if she had sold the stone. "your father wanted me to give this to you when the time came." his mother said with a nostalgic smile.
A trainer's story [03]
Whatever it was, jake knew for sure riolu'd had a hard time with his previous trainer, and it would take awhile for the fighting pokemon to get over those terrible experiences.
How to Seer, Part 3
The term the coyote used sounded almost dirty to me and i had a hard time actually repeating it. "skin... ri-ding? what is--?" if i thought the day was crazy at that point i was about to receive another dose.
Walking the Path
Rya's smile softened a bit as she spoke in a quiet tone, “while he is slowly coming to terms with it, he's still having a hard time believing it."
Uncatchable: Espeon
He pushed and tried to force the espeon's paw off of his chest, having a hard time breathing with the pressure on top of him. things only getting worse as the paw tilted forward and went down his body, claws tearing his clothes.
Chapter 6: The News
I mean, sure, there's always that chance that they could have a hard time taking to some of us," i nodded towards lethias, who was still standing at the top of the stairs, "but my experience this morning showed that there was a chance people could like us.
Chronicles of Nahia - Part 2
The bull was not known for his leniency on those who fell on hard times - even if those hard times were manufactured and unfair. and lately, the dues demanded by the lord had only been climbing.