Example sentences of "i [vb mod] hardly [vb infin] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even in 1982 , I felt I could hardly substantiate a fifth-century occupation without a scrap of evidence . |
| 2 | Not that I really expected them to ; I could hardly expect the Umpire to side with me so soon . |
| 3 | I could hardly pour the kettle because I was shaking . |
| 4 | I could hardly tell the commonest birds apart , had never thought of doing so . |
| 5 | ‘ I could hardly start a major scare until I 'd made certain , could I ? ’ |
| 6 | When I was a boy of fourteen , my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand the old man around . |
| 7 | ‘ When I stood on the first tee in the morning I could hardly see the fairway , ’ said the Atherstone club-mate and friend of Paul Broadhurst , the Ryder Cup player . |
| 8 | She was breathing so quietly I could hardly see the rise and fall of her breasts , and those lips of hers looking fuller than I remembered , the mouth wider , and the line of the teeth just showing very white . |
| 9 | There might not be space for two , and I could hardly turn the other man out now . |
| 10 | I could hardly turn the pages of my magazine . |
| 11 | The word ‘ Hecketypecky ’ passed between them , and when I eventually found it — the Rio Jequetepeque — I could hardly believe the spelling . |
| 12 | I could hardly imagine the relics rotting away to nothing … all in the course of a single night . |
| 13 | ‘ The telephone never stops and I can hardly spare the time even to make myself a cup of tea . |
| 14 | And I can hardly stand the smell , I 'm so ashamed in the mornings . |
| 15 | ‘ I came here to do a job of work , and since that quite clearly is no longer possible — I can hardly tutor a pupil who is n't even here ! — I can see not the slightest reason to stay . |
| 16 | I can hardly forget the story about Devil 's Bridge at Acklam ( Echo March 26 ) which was told to me by my father and handed down to him by his father . |
| 17 | ‘ I can hardly hear a thing . ’ |
| 18 | I can hardly kill the creature . ’ |
| 19 | I can hardly kill the creature . ’ |
| 20 | I feel I can hardly write a sequel to A Brief History of Time . |
| 21 | I can hardly ride a horse and the call of arms does not appeal to me . ’ |
| 22 | I can hardly see the things on the table in the corner . |
| 23 | I can hardly boil an egg . ’ |
| 24 | I can hardly remember the first time I felt that we loved each other . |
| 25 | Hell 's teeth , I can hardly remember the rest ! |