Example sentences of "and i [modal v] hardly " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And I would hardly call this a way to run a nursery . ’ |
| 2 | She was walking that way , and I could hardly ignore her . |
| 3 | At lunch I was sad and subdued , and I could hardly face my mother 's and father 's happy faces , or the rather more knowing glances of Aunt Lyallie , who I later discovered had put my mother wise to many things . |
| 4 | Back in the late 1940s , early 1950s , I remember my fishing mentor , the late Tom Kelly , Edinburgh , describing these wonderful , strange fish which displayed all the colours of the rainbow when they were caught ; and I could hardly wait to have a go . |
| 5 | And I could hardly force down my fourth slice of toast and marmalade . |
| 6 | However , I had a funny reaction when the taxi arrived back in Baldersdale — my legs went and I could hardly walk . |
| 7 | There was a click and she 'd gone , and I could hardly believe that I 'd ever doubted her as a relay post . |
| 8 | The blood circulation was alright , but my finger movement was scarcely visible , and I could hardly feel anything in my hand . |
| 9 | He soon had it back with Granny 's belongings intact , and I could hardly believe my ears and eyes when I heard her thank him and allow him to lift her back onto the driver 's seat , in gratitude for which she kissed him on the cheek . |
| 10 | There might not be space for two , and I could hardly turn the other man out now . |
| 11 | ‘ My legs were in a right mess from blows which I took from Tony Cordle and I could hardly bowl for all the strapping when we took the field , ’ grinned Robinson . |
| 12 | Meanwhile , ideas for new contrasts and effects keep popping into my head and I can hardly wait to put them into practice . |
| 13 | They are especially gifted and I can hardly think of a sport in which the eye is not the essential informer of the mind . |
| 14 | If I go to a match in Europe , I come back to a stack of videos and I can hardly be bothered . |
| 15 | over taking you know cutting right in front of you and er , you just , I see things in front of me and I can hardly believe that there has n't been a horrible accident , you know , just seeing the things that happening on the road . |
| 16 | And I can hardly stand the smell , I 'm so ashamed in the mornings . |
| 17 | Perhaps fuelling Dei 's own fervour , ’ If the story 's there and is worth telling then it does n't matter if it 's men or women involved in the telling — it 's got to be told ! ’ and I can hardly wait . |
| 18 | And I can hardly be expected to leave my three-year-old brother here in the care of a strange man . ’ |
| 19 | He 's up by the entrance and I can hardly go in there , can I ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ The telephone never stops and I can hardly spare the time even to make myself a cup of tea . |