Example sentences of "i could scarcely " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could scarcely think at all . |
| 2 | On a recent visit to the Imperial War Museum to see the new display relating to the Home Front , I could scarcely believe that the tiny quantities of food represented by the plastic replicas were really the weekly allowances by which we kept together body , soul and fighting spirit . |
| 3 | There was a very long and comfortable settee in front of the window which had a view of the River Thames which mesmerized me to such an extent that I could scarcely tear myself away to go to bed . |
| 4 | ‘ I could scarcely not speak with her , since we have but this one chamber . ’ |
| 5 | But even more secret , so secret that I could scarcely even admit it to myself , was my sense of inadequacy . |
| 6 | I could scarcely bear to watch the mental torture you put my daughter through that evening . |
| 7 | It was delicious to watch ; I could scarcely keep from giggling with delight . |
| 8 | ‘ I must admit that it went through my mind , though I could scarcely credit it . ’ |
| 9 | I could scarcely employ two senior designers . ’ |
| 10 | I could scarcely understand him . |
| 11 | I sneaked a look at face , although I could scarcely see through the veiled curtain which had so mysteriously woven its way around my eyes . |
| 12 | On the other hand I felt I could scarcely ask you to wait while I dealt with the strawboard — you were by this time I think just on the verge of a few conventional politenesses about my work , an awkward stage in conversations of this sort which is difficult to endure gracefully but which is even more difficult to interrupt . |
| 13 | ‘ I could scarcely bear for you to believe what you did . ’ |
| 14 | I could scarcely believe it . |