e.g. He hadno sooner entered the room than the bell rang.
D.1. She had no sooner left the house … 2. … than they rushed out of the room. 3. No sooner had the teacher asked the question … 4. No sooner … than the icicle fell on the pavement. That was really a narrow escape.5. The singer had no sooner appeared on the stage … 6. … than the pupils burst out laughing. 7. … than the child went to sleep.
Exercise 5. Classify the subordinate clauses introduced by wheninto object clauses, attributive clauses and adverbial clauses of time.
1. I’ll give you a call when I see Sommerville (Carter). 2. He thought it best to be clean-shaven when Will arrived (Bellow). 3.The doctor had better given you a sedative and we will talk tomorrow, when you have had a night’s sleep (Voynich). 4. We never knew when they’d break in and arrest us all ( Saxton). 5. “ Tell them to start,” he said, “ tell them I don’t know when I’ll be back” (Maurier). 6. When she’s done reading it, ask a question (Carter). 7. Did I really believe that I would die when thinking stopped? (Bellow). 8. The day will come when you will know why I am silent even to you (Collins). 9. Do know the time when he will come? 10. Everybody was glad when he came at last. 11. I have no idea when he will come. 12. It is very important when we must start. 13. The difficulty is when we shall be able to do it.