1.   He was good at encouraging his team when it hit a rough patch.

2.   It fills in rough patches on the cuticle and give a light-reflecting finish.

3.   My boyfriend and I were going through a rough patch.

4.   My boyfriend and I were going through a very rough patch at the time.

5.   She had been a major influence in my life, and helped me through the rough patches.

6.   The Royal Family is certainly going through a rough patch.

7.   They all have rough red patches like coins on their cheeks, small, tough-skinned hands, and feet encrusted with mud.

8.   When the company I work for went through a rough patch, there were no pay rises for two years.

9.   He went through a rough patch after his divorce.

10.   Although the brothers appear to be at the top of their theatrical game at the moment, they know how to help each other through the inevitable rough patches.