MrPernickety  +  713513 Sun, 03 May 09 08:05 PM Hi,   Could you check this sentence of mine for mistakes, please?   He blacked out in the middle of a fight and no sooner did he come to than there was no enemy in evidence. (The bold part is supposed to mean that when he came to there was no enemy in sight, but I'm not sure that it makes any sense and that it conveys the intended meaning)   Thanks ! MrPernickety Joined on Sat, Oct 25 2008 Regular Member 748 Amendment XXX to the US Constitution: No man shall be held accountable for any promise he makes while drunk unless it was a bet. Sentences, Mistakes

	Clive  +  713643 Sun, 03 May 09 09:35 PM Hi, Could you check this sentence of mine for mistakes, please?   He blacked out in the middle of a fight and no sooner did he come to than there was no enemy in evidence. (The bold part is supposed to mean that when he came to there was no enemy in sight, but I'm not sure that it makes any sense and that it conveys the intended meaning) No sooner did he come to than . . . .  requires some kind of event that happens almost immediately after he comes to, eg He blacked out in the middle of a fight and no sooner did he come to than he blacked out for the second time.   In your example, I'd simply say as you yourself suggest - He blacked out in the middle of a fight and when he came to there was no enemy in evidence.   Best wishes, Clive   Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,657 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo Sentences, Mistakes

	MrPernickety  +  713994 Mon, 04 May 09 04:12 AM Thanks, Clive ! MrPernickety