Example sentences of "hardly have been a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There could hardly have been a greater contrast than that between Kennedy and his successor . |
| 2 | As they stood together there could hardly have been a greater contrast . |
| 3 | There could hardly have been a clearer contrast between the raw truth and the glossy image . |
| 4 | She recovered — though the royal nursery in Linlithgow can hardly have been a peaceful place , with its occupant combining convalescence with the more normal infant problem of teething ; but she was entirely well by the time Sadler saw her again , in early August . |
| 5 | As an example to the world that the young were powerful , that money was not the be-all and end-all , Apple could hardly have been a bigger failure . |
| 6 | He would hardly have been a natural companion for the Prime Minister , Mrs Baldwin and Tom Jones during a quiet evening of patience in the Long Gallery at Chequers . |
| 7 | When there were contractors to be handed out directors may have tried to help one another , but that can hardly have been a sufficient reason for buying up large blocks of shares . |
| 8 | The incident can hardly have been a minor affair . |