Sentence examples for had hardly left from inspiring English sources

It had hardly left France when quarrels arose between La Salle and the naval commander.

"I had hardly left the plane when I was told I would be requested to let the deal go ahead.

In Detroit, techno had hardly left a mark, but in Berlin the music, and the Detroit d.j.s who made it, found a home.

She added that Becton was finding it hard to eat and sleep and had hardly left her home since the encounter with the officer.

Protesters, he said, had hardly left a church "right in front of the courthouse and city hall, and they were brutally beaten".

Often he resorts to the formulaic summarizing sentence: "Though he had hardly left the arena, he was now unmistakably back in it," Meacham writes of Jefferson during Washington's second term.

Since its publication, "Howl" has hardly left our literary consciousness.

The fee has hardly left the headlines since lawmakers first passed it and the strip club owners promptly filed suit.

Ms. Clayburgh has hardly left the stage since she returned to it last fall after a long absence.

A collection of recipes both wacky and traditional, Mary Prior's book has hardly left my side since the season began.

Brandi, a senior at Wirt County High School, where Jessica graduated less than two years ago, has hardly left her mother's side.