They could hardly ask the Syrians to search for it.

To keep things within reasonable bounds they can hardly ask for more than a couple of million dollars.

But one could hardly ask for more security and energy.

Yesterday I was living my dream and you can hardly ask for more than that.

I could hardly ask him to write it down, but I'd got most of it.

"Though when you come to think of it, a man could hardly ask better."

Yet I could hardly ask for a finer son than you.

I think I need hardly ask you, but answer me fully all the same.

A man could hardly ask for a better situation.

We could hardly ask you to come with us as planned, under the circumstances.