Usage Examples Inversion, Ellipsis, Substitution

• There goes progress. -
• Here comes the boss! -
• I would go to France or Canada. -
• Only if you close the deal will you get promoted. -
• Never had she slept so deeply. -
• She shouldn't smoke, and neither should you. -
• I didn't mean to be rude, and neither did the waiter. -
• There is no milk in the fridge, can you buy some? -
• My wife didn't like the room, and neither did I. -
• Never had he felt something like that before. -
• Are you ready to go? I am. -
• Rarely do I go to the theatre. -
• Hardly had he returned from Paris before he got back to work. -
• Hardly had she recovered from her disease before she fell ill again. -
• I have never worked as a waiter, and never has she. -
• Hope you have a nice holiday! -
• Never had she been so happy. -
• I broke my glasses and had to buy new ones. -
• Only then did she remember that she left her purse at home. -
• Only then did he realize how much he loved her. -