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inversion

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1. He spent all his money. He even borrowed some from me.

=> Not only did he spend all his money but she also borrowed some from me.

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2. He had hardly left the office when the telephone rang.

=> No sooner had I left the office than the phone rang.

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3. I had only just put the phone down when the boss rang back.

=> Hardly had I put the phone down when the boss rang back.

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4. He didn’t finish his work until the bell rang.

=> Not until the bell rang did he finish his work.

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5. We only began to see the symptoms of the disease after several months.

=> Only after several months did we begin to see the symptoms of the disease.

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6. I have never seen anyone in my life drink as much as you.

=> Never in my life have seen anyone drink as much as you.

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7. A sleeping dog was lying under the table.

=> Under the table was lying a sleeping dog.

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8. His brother had rarely been more excited.

=> Rarely had his brother been more excited.

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9. The facts were not all made public until later.

=> Only later were all the facts made public.

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10. If I had realized what would happen, I wouldn’t have accepted the job.

=> Had I realized what would happen, I wouldn’t have accepted the job.

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11. The response to our appeal was so great that we had to take on more staff.

=> Such was the responsible to our appeal that we had to take on more staff

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12. Harry broke his leg, and also injured his shoulder.

=> Not only did Harry break his leg but he also injured his shoulder.

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13. The police didn’t at all suspect that the judge was the murderer.

=> Little did the police suspect that the judge was the murderer.

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14. If you do happen to see Helen, could you ask her to call me?

=> Should you happen to see Helen, could you ask her to call me?

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15. The bus driver cannot be blamed for the accident in any way.

=> In no way can the bus driver be blamed for the accident.

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16. The snowfall was so heavy that all the trains had to be cancelled.

=> So heavy was the snowfall that all the trains had to be cancelled.

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