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No sooner had I reached the station did the train leave.
Is this sentence derived from ‘I reached the station [no sooner had I reached the station].’
I know No sooner had I reached the station ‘than’ the train left. is a typical example but ‘did the train leave’ patten is also accepted.
No sooner had I reached the station did the train leave.
Is this sentence derived from ‘I reached the station [no sooner had I reached the station].’
I know No sooner had I reached the station ‘than’ the train left. is a typical example but ‘did the train leave’ patten is also accepted.
Is this sentence derived from ‘I reached the station [no sooner had I reached the station].’
I know No sooner had I reached the station ‘than’ the train left. is a typical example but ‘did the train leave’ patten is also accepted.
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Using "did" is fine, but it sounds like "old English." I wouldn't phrase it this way unless you want to sound like something out of a Shakespeare play.
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@davidj Thank you for your reply!
I guess putting ‘than’ before ‘did’ sounds much worse. Is that correct?
No sooner had I reached the station than did the train leave.
I guess putting ‘than’ before ‘did’ sounds much worse. Is that correct?
No sooner had I reached the station than did the train leave.
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@Tak-ishr I would say it this way:
No sooner had I reached the station than the train began to leave.
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