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hardly had ... than (Hardly had the Count departed London than the owner of the hotel received a call from his banker that the Count's cheque had bounced. – Не успел граф отбыть из Лондона, как ... ART Vancouver); had hardly (+ past participle + before: He had hardly been in the house five minutes before the police arrived. – Не успел он пробыть в доме и пяти минут, как приехала полиция. • "The hall door had hardly slammed behind our visitor before Holmes had descended the stair." – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ART Vancouver) |
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no sooner than (No sooner had British troops landed than the British government announced they be leaving – Не успели британские войска высадиться, как британское правительство объявило об их уходе Баян) |
