1. He had a soft voice. We could hardly hear him
2. His voice was so soft. We could hardly hear him
3. His health was bad. They took him straight to hospital
4. He had suffered a serious injury. They took him straight to hospital
5. The children make a noise. We could hardly hear ourselves speak
6. The kids were noisy. We could hardly hear ourselves speak
7. I got a shock when I heard the news. I didn’t know what to say.
8. I was shocked when I got the news. I didn’t know what to say.
9. He lived a long way off. We hardly ever saw him
10. He lived far away. We hardly ever saw him.