Example sentences of "[adj] i [vb mod] hardly [verb] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ It was so dark I could hardly see where to put my cross on the voting slip — and then I could n't get to the ballot box which was situated in a poky little office .
2 When I was a boy of fourteen , my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand the old man around .
3 I hurried on , slipping on the black ice , cursing and praying , hammering at the doors I passed but I was so cold I could hardly cry out .
4 I was soaked to the skin , my hands so cold I could hardly keep hold of the tiller .
5 ‘ I 'm going to bed , ’ she said , ‘ I 'm so tired I can hardly think straight . ’
6 I am so angry I can hardly write [ it began , and there was ample evidence in the shaping of the letters that this was indeed so ] .
7 and they kept I was in stiff I could hardly move them I mean if I touched them now I mean that one 's not too bad I ca n't touch that one very much when you can see them , my scars and all there If I touch that , that 'll be very gingerly ach aches like hell !
8 I felt so heavy I could hardly sit up properly . ’
9 It was so heavy I could hardly seen more than a couple of feet in front of me . ’
10 ‘ I feel so glamorous I can hardly recognise myself ! ’ said Meera .
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