Example sentences of "[modal v] hardly expect " in BNC.
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| 31 | The limitations of this role are considerable , and such people can hardly expect others to be receptive , forthcoming and responsive towards them . |
| 32 | And if England fail to qualify — the opening tie is against Norway at Wembley in October — then Taylor can hardly expect to continue . |
| 33 | One can hardly expect newspapers not to change over four decades ! |
| 34 | Thus if I break a promise for my own convenience , I fail to treat the person to whom I made it as an end in himself , for I can hardly expect him to endorse a principle of action which allows him to be treated thus . |
| 35 | If he condemns people who are outperforming his members , he can hardly expect much respect for their standards . |
| 36 | There is a certain doubt as to whether the universe is old enough for any Black Dwarfs to have been produced as yet , but eventually it must happen , and this will be the final fate of the Sun — though we will not be there to see ; the Earth can hardly expect to survive the Red Giant stage , when the Sun will radiate at least a hundred times as fiercely as it does at present . |
| 37 | We can hardly expect adolescents to have respect for the possessions of others if they have no hope of attaining any of their own . |
| 38 | ‘ You can hardly expect her to be . ’ |
| 39 | The 1991 results are likely to be poor but , as the dominant UK credit insurer operating in the longest and deepest recession for many years , one can hardly expect to see good figures . |
| 40 | " I hate to cut you short , " said Richard from the hatch , " it 's only that I can hardly expect my staff to be in time if I 'm late myself . " |
| 41 | You can hardly expect lightning to strike twice in the same family . ’ |
| 42 | So you can hardly expect me to share your rose-tinted spectacles when it comes to marriage . ’ |
| 43 | ‘ And as for how long you 've known him , you can hardly expect me to tell you that that makes any difference . |
| 44 | You can hardly expect commitment and company loyalty from an employee who 's been press-ganged into working for you . |
| 45 | ‘ Then you can hardly expect me to show much appreciation of your view of things , can you ? ’ |
| 46 | 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 . |
| 47 | ‘ Then you can hardly expect me to take the chance . |
| 48 | ‘ Well , ’ said Owen , ‘ you can hardly expect her to . ’ |
| 49 | Asked if the UN-mandated troops could do more to protect aid workers , Mr O'Reilly said : ‘ One can hardly expect a military escort can travel with every possible aid worker in Somalia … |