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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

No sooner

"No sooner than the British athletes return to London than planning for Tokyo kicks into gear..." (The Independent.)

Which is first timewise: is it "the British athletes return to London " or "planning for Tokyo kicks into gear"?
  

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"No sooner than the British athletes return to London than planning for Tokyo kicks into gear, and with the future of the Olympic team secured, Robertson believes there is no reason why an even greater medal haul can’t be achieved in Japan in four years’ time." (From the Independen
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AnonymousNo sooner than do the British athletes return to London than ...
There is a mistake in that news story. 'than' should be 'do'.

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CalifJimthan' should be 'do'.
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