But in the days since then he had hardly left her side.

The last word had hardly left his lips when the answer came.

Today a photo would hardly leave any evidence that anyone ever lived there.

He could hardly leave any of the living grass alone.

I could hardly leave him to the tender care of his wife!

The words had hardly left him when the train started to slow down.

"I could hardly leave my house for years," she said.

She hardly ever leaves her room except at night, sir.

He had hardly left her side, and even Ana knew.

This did not take very long, since there was hardly enough of the man left to bury.