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  • If I were you, I would apply for that job.=> Were ______
    Were I you, I would apply for that job.
  • We little realised the dangers that were awaiting us. (Little ...)
    Little did we realize the dangers that were awaiting us.
  • I won't go trekking with him. => No ....
    No way will I go trekking with him.
  • However difficult the exercise is, the boys can solve it. => Difficult _________
    Difficult as the exercise is, the boys can solve it.
  • The cock crows as soon as the day breaks. (No sooner)
    No sooner does the day break than the cock crows.
  • I had hardly gone to bed when the telephone rang. (Hardly...)
    Hardly had I gone to bed when the telephone rang.
  • My delight was such that I bought everybody a drink. (Such...)
    Such was my delight that I bought everybody a drink.
  • He was so tired that he slept for fourteen hours. (So tired ...)
    So tired was he that he slept for fourteen hours.
  • We had no sooner eaten it than we had a terrible stomach-ache. (No sooner...)
    No sooner had we eaten it than we had a terrible stomach-ache
  • Your mother went down the road. => Down ...
    Down the road went your mother
  • The canyon lies behind those mountains. => Behind ....
    Behind those mountains lies the canyon.
  • She not once offered us her help. (Not once...).
    Not once did she offer us her help.
  • She had scarcely begun to study when her boyfriend rang the bell. => Scarely ...
    Scarcely had she begun to study when her boyfriend rang the bell.
  • Although the exercise is difficult, the boys can solve it. => Much as _____
    Much as the exercise is difficult, the boys can solve it.
  • If we had known that you were interested in buying the block of flats, we would have sold it to you. => Had ...
    Had we known that you were interested in buying the block of flats, we would have sold it to you.
  • He never suspected that the money had been stolen. => At ....
    => At no time did he suspect that the money had been stolen.
  • My brother went off without saying a word. => Off ____
    Off went my brother without saying a word.
  • Mr and Mrs Adam live across the bridge. => Across _____
    Across the bridge live Mr. and Mrs. Adam.
  • The horrific view of the massacre was in front of us. => In ____
    In front of us was the horrific view of the massacre.
  • I had no sooner switched on the dishwasher than it broke down. => No .....
    No sooner had I switched the dishwasher than it broke down.
  • If you should need a good make-up remover, please let me know (Should…)
    Should you need a good make-up remover, please let me know.
  • I didn't realize who he was until later. => Only ....
    Only later did I realize who he was.
  • Her anger was such that she broke the vase. => Such _____
    Such was her anger that she broke the vase.
  • She took him to the zoo and to the cinema as well. (Not only ...)
    Not only did she take him to the zoo, but to the cinema as well.
  • The castle stands on a hill. (On a hill...)
    On a hill stands the castle.
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