Example sentences of "i can hardly " in BNC.

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1 I can hardly bear to enter the room where it stands , he wrote .
2 I can hardly wait , ’ said Henry Tyler politely .
3 If you 've got some new material on him that you want to share with us , I 'm more than happy to arrange another lecture for you later in the term , but frankly , as you 've apparently given the same lecture on him for the past ten years , I can hardly be accused of interfering with academic freedom , can I ? ’
4 But I can hardly care .
5 I can hardly believe it .
6 I had so much time to look at him I can hardly believe it still , pushing the trolley , standing up in Nibs 's clothes .
7 I can hardly believe that anyone should behave so cruelly and insensitively to any woman expecting a baby , especially to one like you , almost alone in a strange land .
8 I can hardly see the things on the table in the corner .
9 ‘ I feel so glamorous I can hardly recognise myself ! ’ said Meera .
10 My mother I can hardly see save as she is now while I am writing .
11 I can hardly remember the first time I felt that we loved each other .
12 I can hardly believe it .
13 I can hardly force him to kiss his grandmother when he so obviously does n't wish to . ’
14 Meanwhile , ideas for new contrasts and effects keep popping into my head and I can hardly wait to put them into practice .
15 I can hardly be expected to have a great deal of time for gardening , ’ she said , ‘ I am forced to pay out money for gardening help . ’
16 I can hardly bear to write this down .
17 I can hardly stagger home .
18 I can hardly believe I am addressing a married lady !
19 I can hardly hear you .
20 I can hardly approach her again .
21 I can hardly claim to have done that . ’
22 They are giving me so much discomfort now , I can hardly listen to these gentlemen . ’
23 She somehow manages to put invitations so cleverly that I can hardly refuse them — will I advise her about a job move , will I try out a new restaurant with her before she entertains a client there ?
24 As for the moral angle , I can hardly see that even muscular Christianity can underwrite such a sport .
25 I could almost bemoan the fact that the two greatest Bach obligato violin parts ( those contained in the St. Matthew Passion ) , are not included ; but then I can hardly blame Miss Battle for not being contralto or bass ( shame though ) !
26 I can hardly wait !
27 Oh — oh — oh — I can hardly breathe — oh I can hear thumping — it 's him , thumping after me …
28 I can hardly wait . ’
29 I do realise , though , that I can hardly advise people to do as I did .
30 I can hardly believe it , after all these months .
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