Inversion
We had just started to eat when we heard somebody knocking at the door.
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Hardly had we started to eat when we heard somebody knocking at the door?
Because I live within walking distance of the centre, I rarely use the car.
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Living within walking distance of the centre, I rarely use the car
I didn't realize my mistake until last year.
Not until...
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Not until last year did I realise my mistake?
George 1 was considered a weak king and he was finally beheaded.
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Generally considered a weak king, George 1 was finally beheaded.
As soon as the group had gone on stage, it started to rain.
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No sooner had the group gone on stage than it started to rain?
I have rarely read such a badly written novel.
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Rarely have I read such a badly written novel?
When I was cycling in to work the other day, I saw a deer.
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Cycling to work the other day, I saw a deer?
I wasn't aware that she cooked so deliciously before tasting those baked potatoes.
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Only after tasting those potatoes did I realise she cooked so deliciously?
He found the secret letter when he reached for the sugar
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Reaching for the sugar, he found the secret letter?
Shortly after he had gone to sleep the phone rang.
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No sooner had he gone to sleep than the phone rang?
He has never regretted the decisions he made on that day.
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Never has he regretted the decisions he made that day?
Because the general hoped to gain a speedy victory, the general took the decision to invade.
hoping to gain a speedy victory, the general took the decision to invade.
We only understood what he had suffered when we read his autobiography.
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Only when we read his autobiography did we understand what he had suffered?
The house is a little off the beaten track, so it's not that easy to find.
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Being a little off the beaten track the house is not easy to find?
We haven't seen a bigger spider than this one.
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Never had we seen a bigger spider than this one?
We had never seen such magnificent scenery.
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Never had we seen such magnificent scenery?
Brian was feeling a little on edge because he had never been abroad
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Having never been abroad before, Brian was feeling a little on edge?
I spoke to the manager and the problem was taken seriously.
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Only when I spoke to the manager was the problem taken seriously?
She didn't want to wake anyone up so she took her shoes off.
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Not wanting to wake anyone up, she took her shoes off?
We only very rarely go to the cinema these days.
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Only very rarely do we go to the cinema these days?
They not only disliked her, but they also hated her family.
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Not only did they dislike her, but also hated her family?
After the children had left home, we decided to move away from the hustle and bustle.
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After the children leaving home, we decided to move away from the hustle and bustle ?
The identity of the murderer is not revealed until the very last page.
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Not until the very last page is the identity of the murderer revealed?
If you play it at full volume, it really annoys the neighbours.
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Playing it at full volume really annoys the neighbours?
They only light the fire when it is unusually cold.
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Only when it is unusually cold do they light the fire?