Sentence examples for had hardly returned from inspiring English sources
We had hardly returned to our seats (though by this time nobody was sitting down) when Scholes scored.
Prime Minister David Cameron had hardly returned to London from marathon talks over some concessions he could sell at home as a "best of both worlds" deal to remain in the European Union – kidnapping important summit time from dealing with a migrant crisis which Britain somehow does not feel justified to help solve – or Johnson came off the fence and choose the opposing path from David.
Now, more than four months later, the village has hardly returned to normal.
But Mr. Leno has hardly returned to the level of dominance he enjoyed before being ripped from the only job he ever wanted.
So although I had just returned to the city of my birth, it was a place I hardly knew.
He refused to return any money, and his staff said the contributions had hardly impeded Mr. Tauzin's aggressive inquiry.
Tricks had hardly advanced.
The expedition had hardly begun.
The edge had hardly softened.
But many have questioned throwing money at the problem — Newark schools already spend $22,000 a pupil, more than double the national average, and like many inner-city districts has hardly seen a return on that investment at test time (less than half of fourth graders are proficient in English).
