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No sooner had he arrived than the bus started.

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➜ #119602彼が到着するや否や、バスは出発した。

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No sooner had he arrived than the bus departed.

edited by TheDQN, July 28, 2010
➜ #440735Le bus est parti juste au moment où il est arrivé.

linked by bourdu, July 28, 2010
➜ #4079127O varır varmaz otobüs yola çıktı.

linked by duran, April 16, 2015
➜ #8435749Akken kan ay yewweḍ, yeqleɛ usakal.

linked by Amastan, January 8, 2020

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 blay_paul blay_paul July 29, 2010 July 29, 2010 at 3:33:16 AM UTC link Permalink

> Is that the preferred British English way?

Certainly not in _this_ example (original version). I would have said "set off" or "started off", but "departed" is also good.

"started" is also OK when in the form "started for ___".

I'll have a look at the other sentences later.