Sentence examples for given a hard time from inspiring English sources

At the company's 70th-anniversary celebration near the Times Square Nathan's in 1986, Mr. Handwerker was being given a hard time by Mayor Edward I. Koch, who complained about the demise of the five-cent hot dog.

The originals in every camp were always given a hard time.

If he is given a hard time he will be the programme's noble martyr.

But this woman is not being given a hard time because of religion in general.

I did six months in jail and was given a hard time.

The Guardian did report that Cameron was given "a hard time by the audience".

"The teacher could give a hard time to my son".

"They enjoy giving a hard time to detainees," one detainee said.

"I think Kevin Rudd is a little bit giving a hard time to the blackfella.

That's one out of every three buyers that you're going to be eliminating or giving a hard time".

Furthermore, the characteristics of the feed are almost always changing over time, upsetting the process and giving a hard time to the stabilizing controllers.