No sooner had we sat down than we found it was time to go.とは 意味・読み方・使い方

We didn't know when we should depart.

We came early so as to have plenty of time.

We hurried on without stopping to recover our breath.

No sooner had we sat down than we found it was time to go.

We figured they could not arrive in time.

We resigned ourselves to waiting.

There was no need for us to get up that early.

If we hadn't lost our way, we would have been here sooner.

If we hadn't lost our way, we would've been here sooner.

We had to make a quick decision about it.

We were compelled to put off our departure.

We had no choice but to delay departure.

We should have come earlier.

We should've come earlier.

We were unable to make contact with them until it was too late.

How long had you been waiting when we arrived?

We went early to make certain that we could get seats.

We went early to make sure we could get seats.

We went early to make sure that we could get seats.

We went early to make certain we could get seats.

We didn't get up early this morning.

We shall have to hurry to get there in time.

Our meetings rarely start on time.

Our meetings hardly ever start on time.

Our meetings almost never start on time.

Our meeting rarely starts on time.

We hoped to have done with the work before the holidays.

We hoped to have done with the work before holidays.

We all just sat there and waited.

we paused momentarily before proceeding