Example sentences of "[pers pn] can [adv] [be] surprised [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Inevitably , er that has not been entirely acceded to , and indeed to some extent er I can hardly be surprised as events move on during the course of the enquiry . |
| 2 | If you yourself do not know what you want out of the meeting you can hardly be surprised if the person you are dealing with does not respond in a satisfactory way . |
| 3 | After what we saw and felt last night , we can not be surprised that Sir Charles died of fright . |
| 4 | The protest of the human individual against the massive forces which control him is indeed a theme which can be seen in contemporary art , literature , music and drama , in the struggles against racialism , poverty and war , in the popular movements of Western youth and in the renewed campaign for women 's emancipation ; so we can hardly be surprised if parents too begin to question the authority of the experts . |
| 5 | They can hardly be surprised when others make use of this representation rather than the narrower and more qualified one . |
| 6 | Behaving like that , he can hardly be surprised if walkers are tempted to march on to his land in the height of the season playing the bagpipes and accompanied by a 70-strong male voice choir . |