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I had just sat down when the train left. NO SOONER ...

No sooner had I sat down than the train left.

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We had never seen such magnificent scenery. NEVER ...

Never had we seen such magnificent scenery

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They not only disliked her, but they also hated her family. NOT ONLY...

Not only did they dislike her, but they also hated her family

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I didn't realise my mistake until years later. NOT UNTIL ...

Not until years later did I realise my mistake

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We only understood what he had really suffered when we read his autobiography. ONLY WHEN...

Only when we read his biography did we understand what he had really suffered.

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We had just started to eat when we heard someone knocking on our door. HARDLY...

Hardly had we started to eat when we heard someone knocking at the door

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I have rarely read such a badly written novel. RARELY...

Rarely have I read such a badly written novel.

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We did not put down our tools and rest until the sun set. NOT UNTIL...

Not until the sun set did we put down our tools and rest.

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The hotel room was not only depressing, but it was cold as well. NOT ONLY...

Not only was the hotel room depressing, but it was cold as well.

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They only lit the fire when it was unusually cold. ONLY WHEN...

Only when it was unusually cold did they light the fire.

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Shortly after he had gone to sleep there was a knock at the door. NO SOONER...

No sooner had he gone to sleep than there was a knock at the door.

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I only realized the full scale of the disaster when I watched the news. I watched the news. ONLY THEN...

I watched the news. Only then did I realize the full scale of the disaster.

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I had only just destroyed the evidence when the police arrived. SCARCELY...

Scarcely had I destroyed the evidence when the police arrived.

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He has never regretted the decision he took on that day. NEVER...

Never has he regretted the decision he took on that day

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I spoke to the manager and the problem was sorted out. ONLY WHEN...

Only when I spoke to the manager was the problem sorted out.

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