Example sentences of "[pron] could hardly [verb] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | But er , like you , I could hardly believe he 's in his sixteenth |
| 2 | She could hardly believe he had gone — he had seemed set for the night — and , to her consternation , the flat seemed empty and cold without his disturbing but magnetic presence . |
| 3 | Since the meal had come entirely from tins , she could hardly believe he was being sincere , but she merely smiled and nodded her thanks . |
| 4 | ‘ Yes , Dorothea , ’ said Isabel Lavender , her small mouth pointing the consonants , ‘ but you could hardly say he took part . ’ |
| 5 | In fact , you could hardly believe he was a businessman at all . |
| 6 | He could hardly know he was going to get a show for his efforts , could he ? ’ |