had/never before/ cruelty/ witnessed/ he / such / terrible
Never before had he witnessed such terrible cruelty
his head / had/ hardly / the pillow / when he / touched / fell asleep
Hardly had his head touched the pillow when he fell asleep
out of the blue
completely unexpectedly
Sometimes dreams do
come true
They had no sooner eaten dinner than the ceiling crashed onto the dining table
No sooner had they eaten dinner than the ceiling crashed onto the dining table
had/ woken up/ I / hardly / rang / the phone / when
Hardly had I woken up when the phone rang
started raining / got my/ no sooner / umbrella out / had I / than it
No sooner had I got my umbrella out than it started raining
piece of cake
sth that is very easy to do
Only later did she....
discover the money-making potencial of her channel
I had scarcely finished writing my essay when the examiner announced the end of the exam
Scarcely had I finished writing my essay when the examiner announced the end of the exam
didn't / did play / we/ but / win / we / fairly well
We didn't win but we did play fairly well
do like / I don't / but I / like jazz / blues
I don't like blues but I do like jazz
to know inside out
to have very detailed knowledge of sth
Never in her wildest dreams did she ....
imagine she'd be interviewing President Obama
People rarely appreciate this musician's talent
Rarely do people appreciate this musician's talent
did/ that/ only later / I reflect / had been/ her behaviour / quite bad
Only later did I reflect that her behaviour had been quite bad
never / John been / had / restaurant / to / such / a fantastic
Never had John been to such a fantastic restaurant
the best of both worlds
the advantages of two different situations
Unlike Bethany, Samuel did .....
go to university
The children should on no account go on their own
On no account should the children go on their own
the hotel / not only / was also / room small / quite dirty / was / but it
Not only was the hotel room small but it was also quite dirty
do / I / want / in no way / to be / with / associated this project
In no way do I want to be associated with this project
a blessing in disguise
sth that seems bad at first but ends up being a benefit
Only by playing video games for hours on end could Samuel ....
develop the skills that would enable him to earn a living as a gaming expert
He understood little about the situation
Little did he understand about the situation