he had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house and left the country
他几乎还没有来得及安顿下来就卖掉了房子
以上句子常常以倒装句结构形式出现
Had he hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house and left the country
句子意思,他几乎还没有来得及安顿下来,就卖掉房子并离开这个国家
从句为主句动作发生时间 , 他买掉房子 是在他几乎还没来得及安顿下来的情况下发生的.