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Hardly: We say hardly . . . when / before . . . to say that something happened and another thing happened very soon afterwards. I'd (I had) hardly finished cleaning up the mess when / before my son dropped cake on the floor. (= I finished cleaning; my son dropped the cake moments later.)
When a story is told in the past tense, the adverbials hardly, scarcely, barely and no sooner are often used to emphasise that one event quickly followed another. The verb describing the earlier event is usually in the past perfect tense. If hardly, scarcely, barely and no sooner are in the initial position, the subject and auxiliary are inverted:
Aug 20, 2013 · Hardly and scarcely. It is possible to express the same idea using hardly/scarcely…when. Hardly had I reached the station when the train came. Scarcely had I reached the station when the train arrived. As soon as. This structure is also used with the same meaning. As soon as I arrived at the station, the train came.
In the OALD definition, there is a sentence: Hardly had she spoken than she regretted it bitterly. But on the same page, there is a line, Note that you usually use when in these sentences, not than... No sooner can be used in the same way, but is always used with than. So I am a little confused here. Is the example sentence wrong?
Grammar hardly / scarcely / barely / no sooner Hardly, scarcely, and barely can all be used to say that something is almost untrue or almost impossible. They are used with words like any and anyone , with adjectives and verbs, and are often placed between can , could , have , be , etc. and the main verb: They have sold hardly any copies of the book.
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Grammar Point hardly / scarcely / barely / no sooner hardly / scarcely / barely / no sooner Hardly , scarcely and barely can all be used to say that something is only just true or possible. They are used with words like any and anyone , with adjectives and verbs, and are often placed between can , could , have , be , etc. and the main part of the verb:
