не успеть.., как(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); как только ... , так; как только ... , сразу(также when ... immediately); едва лишь ... , как(No sooner had I put the phone down than it rang again. • No sooner had I started mowing the lawn than it started raining.Abysslooker); чуть только ... , как(But there we had no leisure for observation; for, no sooner was the door opened, than such an insufferable stench assailed us, from the stagnant and putrid air of the room, as, notwithstanding our precautions, utterly to overpower us.Abysslooker)
только ..., как(an idiomatic construction to emphasize that two events happened in quick succession, with the second event occurring immediately after the first • No sooner had he arrived than they called him back to London. — Только он приехал, как его вызвали обратно в Лондон.)
не успел ..., как(an idiomatic construction to emphasize that two events happened in quick succession, with the second event occurring immediately after the first. This construction often involves inversion, where the auxiliary verb ("had", "did") comes before the subject ("he", "she"), which is typical in more formal or literary contexts • No sooner did the movie start than the power went out. — Не успел начаться фильм, как отключили свет. • No sooner had she finished her meal than the phone rang. — Не успела она закончить есть, как зазвонил телефон.Alex_Odeychuk)
