SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[vb mod] hardly be [verb]	327
2	[modal v] hardly be [verb]	327
3	[modal v] hardly be [vb pp]	323
4	can hardly be [verb]	186
5	can hardly be [verb]	186
6	could hardly be [verb]	111
7	could hardly be [verb]	111
8	[modal v] hardly be say	41
9	[modal v] hardly be said	41
10	[modal v] hardly be describe	25
11	[modal v] hardly be described	25
12	[modal v] hardly be expected	23
13	[modal v] hardly be expect	23
14	[modal v] hardly be call	17
15	[modal v] hardly be called	17
16	would hardly be [verb]	11
17	[modal v] hardly be consider	10
18	would hardly be [verb]	10
19	[modal v] hardly be blame	10
20	[modal v] hardly be considered	10
21	[modal v] hardly be blamed	10
22	need hardly be [verb]	9
23	need hardly be [verb]	9
24	[modal v] hardly be deny	9
25	[modal v] hardly be regarded	8
26	[modal v] hardly be denied	8
27	[modal v] hardly be regard	8
28	will hardly be [verb]	8
29	will hardly be [verb]	8
30	[modal v] hardly be see	7