Natural speed please
Hardly had I mentioned his name when Mr Harrison burst out laughing.
Scarcely had we finished our job when we began another.
No sooner had the children entered the castle
than they got shocked at the sight of a ghost.
No sooner had the journey begun than everybody became thirsty.
Scarcely had she got on the train when it started.
Hardly had we left the office when we saw Mr Thompson move.
Scarcely had Eliza done the flat when her guests arrived.
No sooner had John sent Jane an e-mail than she answered him.
Hardly had I left school when I understood how difficult my life would be.
No sooner had Ann finished reading the first of the Harry Potter books
than she began reading the second one.
Hardly had we got to the river when there came a clap of thunder.
A thunderstorm was begining.