Sentence examples similar to could barely managed to from inspiring English sources

The only problem was that he could barely manage to stay awake during his own announcement speech.

With Keane and Scholes quiet, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wasted on the left and Beckham running his socks off for little reward on the right, United could barely manage to find Van Nistelrooy.

Even on the weekends, I could barely manage to sleep past 7 a.m.

I could barely manage to keep a conversation going, struggling to look anyone in the eye.

I laughed so hard at that "Judeo-Christian ideals" sentence I could barely manage to drag myself back to the keyboard, in sheer awe of the irony of it all.

In comparative terms, it barely managed to resist.

Sometimes we barely managed to get out in time".

I'd barely managed to splash my face.

He extricated himself with great difficulty and barely managed to escape the enemy.

Simpson barely managed to convince Interpol that he wasn't involved.

The former cupboard occupant barely managed to pull himself free and run away.