Except when the husband could hardly remember the wife.

"Well, he could hardly misuse us more carelessly than the Oversoul has."

We could hardly not, what with them composing operas about it.

A thousand feet ahead was a crack, a narrowing of the cleft so small that hardly could a man pass through it.

The pain was becoming so intense that by the end of the day she could hardly grip her scissors.

It was a sad case, but one that could hardly he discussed without laughter.

He knew that, in ways she hardly could for all her wisdom.

I could hardly grip the steering wheel with my hands bandaged up.

Hardly could the sentiments of a song be more at odds with a life than they are with Fay's.

Her hands were shaking so much she could hardly button the trousers.