Usages of едва ..., как ...
Мы говорим «едва я вошёл, как...» или «едва поезд остановился, как...», когда второе действие начинается почти сразу.
We say “hardly had I come in when...” or “hardly had the train stopped when...”, when the second action begins almost immediately.
Едва я открыл дверь, как собака начала лаять.
Hardly had I opened the door when the dog started barking.
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