Example sentences of "[coord] [adj] [be] hardly [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ten miles to Ely , and that 's hardly a centre of riotous activity for . |
| 2 | ‘ But that 's hardly a crime . ’ |
| 3 | It is just conceivable that the Inland Revenue , thicketed about with legislation and case law , might think these provisions of the Income Tax Acts had some concern for a transaction of that nature , but that is hardly a view which could be shared by one who got out and looked at the wood as a whole . |
| 4 | The editorial additions sound gorgeous , of course , but that is hardly the point . |
| 5 | Admittedly no one could hear , but that was hardly the point , I could . |
| 6 | That Fiji won the main prize so easily led to something of an anti-climax , but that was hardly the fault of the organisers , though they were to blame for the scant and often inaccurate team information for public and press . |
| 7 | It is , therefore , possible by sheer verbosity to defeat the operation of the rule ; but this is hardly a method to be recommended . |
| 8 | ‘ But this is hardly the time or the place … ’ |