Sentence examples similar to barely have i from inspiring English sources

Barely had I opened my laptop when I found that neighbors two doors down were having two trees removed.

Barely had I finished reading the words "but did they laugh as they had done for so many years?

Barely had I set foot in the conference centre and put my name tag around my neck when I was accosted by an enthusiastic Spaniard.

Barely had I had time to recover from this late attempt to get into my list of Questions To Which the Answer Is No than the Weston, Worle and Somerset Mercury revealed: "Toilet closure halts family day out".

The second thing that happened was that I noticed my Blumes were ranged alongside my Gossip Girls and barely had I struggled to my feet before the shock of the contrast prostrated me again.

Barely had I recovered from the whiplash-inducing, celebrity-spotting party that was the In Style launch ("Looking great, Vanessa! Love the leather outfit, Nigella!") than it was time for London fashion week party-hopping.

I barely have time, but I feel I owe it to the industry.

I barely have to finish the word I am typing before Google figures out what I am looking for.

I barely have time for ops [hacker operations] like I used to".

"I can space out because I barely have to move it.

I scroll down an unending chain of green dots: people online with whom I barely have anything to discuss.