hardly,scarcely能与than搭配使用吗?

摘要

【问】[490]近日在查阅《朗文当代高级英语辞典》(外研社,2070页)中有关than作连词的用法时,发现其中第三个用法是这样描述的:"hardly/scarcely/no sooner...than...(一……就……),例如:Nosooner had I mailed the letter than I realized