We can hardly take action and do everything at once.

He could hardly take in the idea of going back to Earth.

Except after a while I couldn't hardly take my eyes off her.

We hardly ever take cars out at night, and so they have no experience of them.

He was so big by now, she could hardly take in the whole length.

She tried to climb, but could hardly take a step.

Yet the whole journey seemed to take hardly any time.

But in commercial real estate, women hardly take center stage.

So, really, I hardly took stock of what was happening.

The idea was so alien to her, she could hardly take it in.