no\ sooner\ ---\ than

no\ sooner\ ---\ than
As soon as; at once when; immediately when.

No sooner did he signal to turn than the other car turned in front of him.

No sooner were the picnic baskets unpacked than it began to rain.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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