Example sentences of "[vb -s] hardly [be] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Temple of Luxor , with its distinctive columns shaped like bundles of papyrus , overlooks the tree-lined waterfront of the Nile ; close by is the massive complex of Karnak , the largest place of worship known to man , an intricate combination of ram-headed sphinxes , labyrinth passageways and chambers , whose detail has hardly been affected by the elements over thousands of years . |
| 2 | He 's keen to open the minds of his audience — Janacek , he says , has hardly been heard in Italy , and he 's determined to open his season with Der Rosenkavalier . |
| 3 | The socially sanctioned dominance of male over female has hardly been questioned in Salvadorean society " and domestic violence and sexual assault are largely unrecognized and go unreported : |
| 4 | Unfortunately , the conservation side has hardly been publicised in the case of the London Zoo — and in these pro-environment days where so many people are ‘ going green ’ , this is a great shame . |
| 5 | It has hardly been recognised that India is among the few countries in the world that has a proven capability to undertake orbital missions or detonate a nuclear device . |
| 6 | Though the second aspect was short-lived , it remained as an ideal concept that inspired future kings and emperors ; and the first has hardly been surpassed by any superior achievement to this day . |
| 7 | ‘ It has hardly been seen so far and it really must go on public view . |
| 8 | Although completely redesigned and put into trans-Soviet service in 1977 , it was withdrawn in 1978 and has hardly been seen since . |
| 9 | She has hardly been seen since the ‘ love tapes ’ scandal erupted . |
| 10 | She has hardly been seen since the ‘ love tapes ’ scandal erupted . |
| 11 | The sexual behaviour of blacks has hardly been controlled in such a way as to create a gene pool in which specific physical traits related to power , speed and agility became dominant . |
| 12 | Such sophisticated landscape management has hardly been contemplated before at this early date ( F–g. 63 ) . |
| 13 | One possibility for the near-future which has hardly been considered by developers so far , is a marriage of an old-fashioned storage such as the magnetic hard disc with a newcomer such as DVI . |
| 14 | He is also sure that she has hardly been educated at all . |
| 15 | Another factor which has reinforced this and which has hardly been remarked on in this context is the telephone . |
| 16 | Ask Mr Brown about Proposition 13 , the 1978 ballot initiative that crippled local government , and he will say that it should be reformed ; but he has hardly been spotted on the barricades shouting that cause , let alone trying to tackle it directly in the legislature . |
| 17 | the double-dealing of the United States ( Saddam 's sneaking ally in the desperate Iran-Iraq war ) has hardly been mentioned . |
| 18 | The problems of French archaeology are deep-rooted , although the discipline is recently established : the law which supports its activities dates only from 1941 , and has hardly been modified since then . |
| 19 | Because of this policy , ‘ the rule in Rylands v. Fletcher , by reason of its many limitations and exceptions , today seldom forms the basis of a successful claim in the courts ’ and it seems fair to remark that the rule ‘ has hardly been taken seriously by modern English courts . ’ |
| 20 | Old Fakrid 's hardly been gone two time units and already our clever First Pilot has begun to sound exactly like him . |
| 21 | No , but , there lovely black , there 's one pair of black and white curtains that 's hardly been used , there jet black with a white stripe , I thought I would make Ron , a lovely , cook 's apron , hello |