He had scarcely been in his right mind the evening he received it, but now he was enjoying the free exercise of all his faculties.
The husband had scarcely ceased to torment him, he had scarcely begun to breathe freely, when the wife attacked him in her turn.
While Madame Vantrasson had been in the room he had scarcely dared to raise his eyes, so great was his dread of encountering the gaze of this woman, whose malignity was but poorly veiled by her smooth-tongued hypocrisy.
No; but really I had scarcely begun,' remonstrated Mr. Winkle.
He would speak of personages the most distinguished, whose ante-chambers even he had scarcely seen, as though he spoke of his equals or of his particular friends.
But he had scarcely begun to speak, when Madame de Roquelaure sent word to say, that she was close at hand, and wished the chancellor to come and see her.
I have very little more to say of him; for he had scarcely begun to enjoy his high honours when Death came to laugh at him for the sweating labour he had taken to acquire them.
He had scarcely arrived at the top when he heard a heavy splash in the water--it was the general's body, which the witnesses had just thrown into the river after ascertaining that he was dead.
He had scarcely done so before the door opened, and the jailer saw the prisoner seated as usual on the side of his bed.
He had scarcely been a week at Leghorn before the hold of his vessel was filled with printed muslins, contraband cottons, English powder, and tobacco on which the excise had forgotten to put its mark.
He had scarcely glanced at the horse, when drawing in his cheeks, he thrust out his lips very much after the manner of a baboon, when he sees a piece of sugar held out towards him.
I had scarcely strength to speak: a slave gave me some water; and, after I had drunk, I explained to them who I was, and how I came into this situation.
I thought it was the small-pox, and was so terrified that I had scarcely strength or presence of mind enough to draw up the glass.
He had scarcely concluded, when old Anthony made his appearance, with that mystical expression on his face, half sneer, half gloom, which would lead one to conclude that his heart was divided between remorse and vengeance.
We had scarcely gone a hundred yards ere a large widgeon rose from behind a bush, and Crusty, who was in advance, brought it down.
He had scarcely spoken, when a man came to the a tent and asked for admission; a second later he had entered, bearing a despatch.
Since, early that Sunday morning he had scarcely partaken of food; all day long there had been mad fighting and deadly carnage, and in his excitement he had forgotten hunger; now he thought he was going to faint.
During these four days and nights, Bob, with thousands of others, had scarcely time to eat or sleep.
He had scarcely stepped on shore when he ordered our pilot Camacho to be put in irons, for having followed a contrary course to what he had been ordered.
He had scarcely arrived to within four miles of this place, when he was met by the caziques, who pointed out to him the best mode of attacking the Mexicans, and assured him he would be assisted by the inhabitants.
I had scarcely thought of it before, or remembered to give you your title.
But I had scarcelyshut my eyes, when something that fell by me with a great noise awaked me.
I had scarcely done, when, casting my eyes upon the sea towards the main land, I perceived the vessel coming to fetch away the young man.
The faithful fellow gazed beseechingly into his master's face, and modestly entreated him to remember the pain from which he had scarcely recovered; but the Emperor imperiously commanded, "The shoes!
I had scarcely done so when a quick, agitated voice, which I recognised as the voice of the man who had admitted me at the lodge gate, began speaking.
I followed him reluctantly, for I liked his manner less and less; but I had scarcely an alternative.
I had scarcely finished my soup before an instinctive consciousness that I was being watched made me look quickly up.
I had scarcely finished my bath when there came a loud tap at the door.
The perquisites of all these situations brought my pay to a handsome amount; I was respected by the officers, and loved by the men; and I had scarcely a wish ungratified.
We had scarcely got to sea a day, when we found that it was a difficult matter to determine which was the more cranky, the vessel or the captain.
The two bullocks who drew this cart were dashed to pieces, and the driver so dreadfully injured that he had scarcely a feature left that could be recognized as human.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "had scarcely" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
