Example sentences of "[pron] can hardly [be] [verb] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I can hardly be blamed if the production was cancelled . ’ |
| 2 | If we turn to volcanic deposits , which can hardly be regarded as exceptional in earth history , we can find many examples of great thicknesses accumulating very rapidly indeed . |
| 3 | But even though sponges can produce such miraculous complexities as this , they can hardly be counted as properly integrated multicellular animals . |
| 4 | In small birds it can hardly be rendered except as a blur of wings ; we can sometimes see their wingspread clearly when they threaten each other or quarrel at bird tables . |
| 5 | The opening phrase " The poor young man is significant in this respect : since it can hardly be treated as Pemberton 's own self-pitying assessment of himself , it must be taken as the author 's narrative voice ; and thus establishes , from the beginning , a relation between the author and the main character which is at the same time sympathetic and distanced . |
| 6 | Although it can hardly be described as state-of-the-art software , it 's still worth a look . |
| 7 | Assuming that neither the document in question , nor the tests of which its examination formed a part , gave the auditor reason to be put on enquiry , he can hardly be criticised if it subsequently transpires that the document was fraudulently created or used . |