I had just started reading when all the lights went out. (NO SOONER)
No sooner had I started reading than all the lights went out.
I didn't realize my mistake until years later. (NOT UNTIL)
Not until years later did I realize my mistake.
We had never seen such magnificent scenery. (NEVER)
Never had we seen such magnificent scene.
We only understood what he had really sufferen when we read his autobiography. (ONLY WHEN)
Only when we read his autobiography, did we understand what he had really suffered.
We had just started to eat when we heard someone knocking at the door. (HARDLY)
Hardly had we started to eat we heard someone knocking at the door.
I have rarely read such such a badly written novel. (RARELY)
Rarely have I read such a badly written novel.
Until you've tried ti write a novel yourself, you don't realize how hard it is. (NOT UNTIL)
Not until you have tried ti write a novel yourself, do you realize how hard it is.
The hotel room was depressing, and it was cold as well. (NOT ONLY)
Not only was the hotel room depresing, it was cold as wel.
He has never regretted the decision he took on that day. (NEVER)
Never has he regretted the decisión he took on that day.
I spoke to the manager and the problem was taken seriously. (ONLY WHEN)
Only when I spoke to the manager and was the problem taken seriously.
He had scarcely had time to destroy the avidence before the police arrived. (SCARCELY)
Scarcely had he time to destroy the evidence before the police arrived.
