z. ... had hardly / scarcely begun when..., had no sooner than...; (emf. var.) Hardly / Scarcely had ... begun when..., No sooner had ... begun than...; Tamaşa başlar-başlamaz biz teatra çatdıq The performance had hardly / scarcely begun when we reached the theatre; (emf. var.) Hardly / Scarcely had the performance begun when we reached the theatre