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  • We only began to see the symptoms of the disease after several months. -> Only after...
    Only after several months did we begin to see the symptoms of the disease.
  • I only realized what I had missed when they told me about it later.–> Only when…
    –> Only when they told me about it later did I realize what I had missed.
  • He spent all his money. He even borrowed some from me. -> Not only…
    Not only did he spend all his money but also he borrowed some from me.
  • He had hardly left the office when the telephone rang. -> No sooner…
    No sooner had he left the office than the telephone rang.
  • A sleeping dog was lying under the table. -> Under the table ………
    Under the table was lying a sleeping dog.
  • I have never seen anyone in my life drink as much as you. -> Never …
    Never have I seen anyone in my life drink as much as you
  • He got down to writing the letter as soon as he returned from his walk. –> No sooner…
    No sooner had he returned from his walk than he got down to writing the letter.
  • The outcome of the election was never in doubt. –> At no time…
    At no time was the outcome of the election in doubt.
  • You won’t find a more dedicated worker anywhere than Mrs John. –> Nowhere……
    Nowhere will you find a more dedicated worker than Mrs John.
  • The response to our appeal was so great that we has to take on more staff. -> So ……
    So great was the response to our appeal that we have to take on more staff.
  • He didn’t finish his work until the bell rang. -> Not until …
    Not until the bell rang did he finish his work.
  • His brother had rarely been more excited. -> Rarely………
    Rarely had his brother been more excited
  • A horse stood beside the roadside Beside .......
    Beside the roadside stood a horse.
  • You can make progress in English only by practising it everyday Only by........
    Only by practising English everyday can you make progress in it.
  • Her grief was so great that she almost fainted. –> So…
    So great was her grief that she almost fainted.
  • I had only just put the phone down when the boss rang back. -> Hardly …
    Hardly had I put the phone down when the boss rang back
  • He forgot about the gun until he got home. –> Not until…
    Not until he got home did he remember about the gun.
  • If I had realized what would happen, I wouldn’t have accepted the job. -> Had……
    Had I realized what would happen, I wouldn't have accepted the job.
  • She had hardly begun to speak before people started interrupting her. –> Hardly…
    Hardly had she begun to speak when people started interrupting her.
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