Sentence examples for had hardly closed from inspiring English sources

Had hardly closed door behind him, when Mrs. Pratt said, "Nothing today.

"The Gods are just," says Edgar in King Lear, but he has hardly closed his mouth before the old king comes on bearing the hanged body of his beloved, virtuous daughter Cordelia, most unjustly murdered.

As if to prove he is right, he has hardly closed his mouth when young Orlando comes on bearing the frail body of a man approaching the seventh and last age of human life.

At the Lizard Lounge, there had hardly been any customers, and it closed early.

2. " … a red-haired person whose hair was cropped as close as the closest stubble; who had hardly any eyebrows, and no eyelashes, and eyes of a red-brown, so unsheletered and unshaded that I remember wondering how he went to sleep.

In 2005 in the U.S., HFT was estimated to be about 21%% of all trades by volume, while in Europe it had hardly begun, and so was close to 1 % by value (Credit Suisse 2014).

Tricks had hardly advanced.

The expedition had hardly begun.

The edge had hardly softened.

Although countries have hardly come close to achieving the goal of HFA, policy-makers now agree that health policies are nonetheless crucial tools that can help in various ways (see Table 1): A health policy facilitates planning.

The setup men for closer Kenley Jansen have hardly been automatic.