Her face was a mottle of cuts and bruises, so swollen the pupil-big eyes could scarcely open.

He scarcely opened his eyes, and was with difficulty prevailed upon to answer the questions that were put to him.

After all, Mistress Hopkins would scarcely open the door to anyone.

Would somebody ring Morley, Bob,' he said, scarcely opening his mouth to let the words out, 'and ask him where his copy is?

She was so nervous she could scarcely open the door.

I was trembling so much that I could scarcely open it.

She'd scarcely opened her mouth to speak when he was scooping her off her feet.

The United States opened its market but the British scarcely opened theirs, he added.

His countenance rather gained in austerity; and he scarcely opened his lips.

Luggage, scarcely opened, was stuffed back together and sent back up.