Usage Examples Inversion, Ellipsis, Substitution

• Only then did she come closer. -
• Here comes the priest! -
• Here comes the prime minister! -
• He is sorry for hurting you. He didn't mean to. -
• Only if you close the deal will you get promoted. -
• Never had he been so proud of his daughter. -
• Never had he felt so alive. -
• Not a word did he say to her since they broke up. -
• She likes all books except this one. -
• Never had I seen a young woman speak with such force. -
• Never had he seen him that disappointed. -
• Rarely do I go to the theatre. -
• Never had he heard his father sound like this. -
• She is talented but lazy. -
• Only then did she look at him. -
• I didn't mean to be rude, and neither did the waiter. -
• There goes Friday. -
• I take piano lessons, and so does he. -
• My grandfather likes dogs, and so does his brother. -
• Only then did Mary tell him the truth. -