________ got out of his house ________ it began to min.

________ got out of his house ________ it began to min.

A.Mr Brown had hardly; than

B.Mr Brown had no sooner; when

C.No sooner had Mr Brown; than

D.Hardly Mr Brown had; when

答案及解析： C

解析：

no sooner..．than/hardly... when“刚……就……”结构中，no sooner，hardly位于句首时，主句倒装。