no sooner,hardly

[ostap77]

"Hardly had he gone to bed when somebody knocked on the door."

OR

"He had hardly gone to bed when somebody knocked the door.''

OR

Hardly did he go to bed when somebody knocked on the door."(possible?)

Which is more common to put "hardly" at the beginning of a sentence or after "had"?

 

[2006]

"Hardly had he gone to bed when somebody knocked on the door." :cross:

OR

"He had hardly gone to bed when somebody knocked on the door.'' :tick:

OR

Hardly did he go to bed when somebody knocked on the door."(possible?) :cross:

Which is more common to put "hardly" at the beginning of a sentence or after "had"?
after "had"[/QUOTE]
2006

 

[ostap77]

"Hardly had he gone to bed when somebody knocked on the door." :cross:

OR

"He had hardly gone to bed when somebody knocked on the door.'' :tick:

OR

Hardly did he go to bed when somebody knocked on the door."(possible?) :cross:

Which is more common to put "hardly" at the beginning of a sentence or after "had"?
after "had"[/QUOTE]
2006

What about no sooner?

"No sooner had he come to the office when the phone rang."

OR

" He had no sooner come to the office when the phone rang."

 

[2006]

What about no sooner?

"No sooner had he come to the office than the phone rang." :tick:

OR

" He had no sooner come to the office when the phone rang." :cross:

2006