Example sentences of "[adj] [pron] can hardly " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps they 've been for their walk , this one looks as if he 's so old he can hardly ! |
| 2 | It concludes ‘ Apart from the river and its natural beauties Henley has nothing to put forward to entice the holiday-maker to give a preference to the town and although the objection to a public promenade might be well-founded there can hardly be any well-grounded opposition to a golf course being laid out . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm going to bed , ’ she said , ‘ I 'm so tired I can hardly think straight . ’ |
| 4 | Nurses you care for , sisters who never tire , doctors who are so tired they can hardly focus , consultants who hand out hope , pharmacists who hand out dope . |
| 5 | I am so angry I can hardly write [ it began , and there was ample evidence in the shaping of the letters that this was indeed so ] . |
| 6 | yeah , but its not best is it really , the frame 's so heavy you can hardly ride it I do n't know whether its worth |
| 7 | 2 sheep have been abandoned in a field , their fleece so heavy they can hardly walk . |
| 8 | They may be all right to eat but they 're the devil to pick because they 're so small you can hardly see them . ’ |
| 9 | Well of a reasonable a re Yes I mean they wo n't be so small you can hardly see them |
| 10 | At this early stage in getting to know Qbasic you can hardly expect to turn out a master work but to leave you with just Hello World until next month would be cruel . |
| 11 | Once there they gorge themselves until they are so bloated they can hardly take off . |
| 12 | ‘ I feel so glamorous I can hardly recognise myself ! ’ said Meera . |
| 13 | Mrs Heatherton 's son John is not present today , and that will sorely disappoint all the young ladies present ; he is so handsome it can hardly be believed . ’ |