Example sentences of "they can hardly be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Without our reproductive system , there would be no life , so they can hardly be unimportant . |
| 2 | They are low , so low that they can hardly be called a threshold — more a ramp , with a sign over it begging ‘ Please , please walk up ’ . |
| 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 | These ‘ activities ’ are not temporary ( more 's the pity ) but they can hardly be equated with the professor 's letter typing , which is a periodic state of affairs and will not last . |
| 5 | They can hardly be surprised when others make use of this representation rather than the narrower and more qualified one . |
| 6 | Blimpish or not , they can hardly be expected to do otherwise . |
| 7 | But even though sponges can produce such miraculous complexities as this , they can hardly be counted as properly integrated multicellular animals . |
| 8 | Their delicate character and the fact that they accompanied a woman means that they can hardly be interpreted literally as weapons . |
| 9 | They can hardly be very late in the first half of the sixth century . |
| 10 | Some words are already almost music : Shakespeare 's words are already so musical that they can hardly be set to music . |