I had the very devil of a time getting work.

Had a devil of a time getting here, I can tell you.

He was taking a devil of a time to change.

I'll make you so strong they'd have a devil of a time if they tried.

From previous experience, she knew that if he hit the ground she'd have the very devil of a time getting him back into bed.

You've given us a devil of a time, you know that.

We'll have a devil of a time putting it back together.

He had a devil of a time finding one big enough to fit you.

Why, my man, I've been waiting for you a devil of a time!

Had a devil of a time thinking up a gift for that one.

I'd have a devil of a time getting anywhere on this from the office, with these people here for the summer.

"I think he will have a devil of a time defending it."

If he meant her harm, she would have a devil of a time getting past him.

I would have the devil of a time explaining that to my wife.

Truth is, the office had a devil of a time tracking me down.

They would have a devil of a time building those without our noticing.

You'd have a devil of a time proving him wrong, that was for sure.

As a public relations officer later told me, "We had a devil of a time."

White later said, "I had a devil of a time getting that scene."

Poor kid is going to have a devil of a time in the playground.

Because if it did, you're going to have one devil of a time breaking into that hold.

Well, I had a devil of a time locating it.

I'd have a devil of a time deciding which one I wanted to put his shoes under my bed, though.

Even so they had a devil of a time getting the details to their liking.

I had a devil of a time with the paperwork," he told me. "