«Сэм не рисовал и десяти минут,когда миссис Ролстон подошла к нему» / Lingvo Live

Misada Meiспросил перевод 8 years ago

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Сэм не рисовал и десяти минут,когда миссис Ролстон подошла к нему

1.
Sam hadn't been drawing for 10 minutes, when Mrs. Rolston walked up to him.
Перевод добавил ⁌ ULY ⁍
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2.
Sam had been painting less than ten minutes when Missis Rolston came to him
Перевод добавил Sergey Kudinov
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3.
No sooner had Sam been drawing/painting for 10 minutes than Mrs. Rolston came/walked up to him
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⁌ ULY ⁍добавил комментарий 8 years ago

Vladislav: You can't use NO SOONER with HAD BEEN because NO SOONER refers to a momentary action, whereas HAD BEEN refers to an extended action.