Inversions

Rewrite the second sentence using inversions

1. I have seldom eaten at such an expensive restaurant.
Seldom have I eaten at such an expensive restaurant

2. She had just fallen asleep when the telephone rang.

No sooner…had she fallen asleep when/THAN the telephone rang …(no sooner=than)

3. We not only got lost, but our car broke down, too.
Not only…did we get lost , but our car also broke down

4. I have never heard such a terrible story before.

Never before have (same v.time) I heard such a terrible story
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5. We realised only then that the jewels had been stolen.

Only then… did we realise that the jewels had been stolen.

6. Business has never been so good.

Not once has business been so good
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7. You should not enter this room under any circumstances.

Under no circumstances should you enter this room
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8. I got to know Peter only after meeting him several times.

Only after…meeting peter several times did I get to know him
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9. The boss has never given him a bonus.

Not once…has the boss give him a bonus
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10. We hardly ever get the chance to eat at Indian restaurants

.Rarely…do we get the chance to eat at an Indian restaurants
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