Select the most appropriate option to substitute the bracketed segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'no substitution required'.
(No sooner had the ink dried on last week's column, that) one of my long-suffering 17 readers was into action.

A

No sooner had the ink dry on last week's column, than

B

No sooner did the ink dried on last week's column, than

C

No substitution required

D

No sooner had the ink dried on last week's column, than