Example sentences of "hardly [be] seen " in BNC.

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1 The adulation when it was all over was something that had hardly been seen before in England , even on momentous Ashes-winning occasions , and early in 1964 his efforts were rewarded with a knighthood , conferred by the Queen at Buckingham Palace .
2 ‘ It has hardly been seen so far and it really must go on public view .
3 Although completely redesigned and put into trans-Soviet service in 1977 , it was withdrawn in 1978 and has hardly been seen since .
4 She has hardly been seen since the ‘ love tapes ’ scandal erupted .
5 She has hardly been seen since the ‘ love tapes ’ scandal erupted .
6 In some places the books had not been touched for hundreds of years and could hardly be seen for dust .
7 It had been a heady day when she noticed the photograph no longer in a place of honour , on the chest of drawers , but moved to a shelf where it could hardly be seen , and then face down , and then in the bottom of a drawer .
8 For the teacher who favours the process model , a development like study skills or reading for leisure would hardly be seen as extra to the curriculum , and for some , even the enhancement of the physical environment can not be divorced from those learning experiences in which education consists : that is to say , " the medium is the message " ( McLuhan cited in Postman and Weingarter , 1971 ) .
9 A mist hung over the river , and the buildings on the far bank could hardly be seen .
10 She 'd wrapped him up so well against the weather that he could hardly be seen in the middle of all his clothing .
11 If competition generated raw aggression resulting in defeat or death this can hardly be seen as assisting fitness maximisation .
12 The Scottish Office is now reassessing the costings but its judgments will hardly be seen as being completely impartial .
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