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प्रश्न
Rewrite the following sentence replacing ‘as soon as’ by ‘No sooner than ’.
As soon as the thief escaped, the family informed the police.
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उत्तर
No sooner did the thief escape, than the family informed the police.
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| Mr. Umar | Yes |
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| Mrs. Umar | Tea? No… We didn’t drink tea last night. |
| The Inspector | OK. What was he doing in the kitchen? |
| Mrs. Umar | He was thirsty. He wanted to drink water. |
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| Mrs. Umar | Yes, I was. I called him immediately but he didn’t answer. |
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| The Inspector |
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