Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] hardly be say [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My belief that I am in pain may be justified , perhaps , but I can hardly be said to base it on reasons , conclusive or otherwise . |
| 2 | Therefore the admission which the Prime Minister wrung from him could hardly be said to have been grudging . |
| 3 | Such combinations constitute formulaic patterns which are indeed of very frequent occurrence in language use and need to be accounted for ( as I mentioned in Chapter 3 ) but they can hardly be said to represent the total language to be taught . |
| 4 | It can hardly be said to do so any longer . |
| 5 | Joseph Needham 's only indexed reference to dreaming in ancient China is tantalizingly brief : Oneiromancy , or prognostication by dreams , was also practised in China , as in most ancient civilisations , though it can hardly be said to have taken a very important place there . |