| Russian | English |
| едва..., как... | hardly ... when... |
| едва..., как... | scarcely ... when... |
| едва ... как | scarcely ... when corr |
| едва команды начали игру, как пошёл дождь | the teams have just started to play when it began to rain |
| едва лишь..., как | even as (Even as Findhorn lifted his glasses the light came on again. Abysslooker) |
| едва он уехал, как | he had scarcely gone away when |
| едва он успел пожать нам руки, как зазвонил телефон | he had scarcely shaken our hands when the phone rang |
| едва он успел приехать, как заболел | no sooner had he arrived than he fell ill |
| едва она успела надеть платье, как дверь распахнулась | hardly had she put on her dress when the door burst open |
| он едва кончил говорить, как... | he had hardly finished speaking, when... |
| я едва коснулся звонка, как дверь раскрылась | I no sooner touched the bell than the door opened |