涉及否定的部分倒裝

按英語習慣，當never, hardly, seldom, little, few, not until, not, no, no sooner, by no means, under no circumstances等否定詞置于句首時，其后要用部分倒裝。如：

Never did I see him again. 后來我再也沒見到過他了。

Little did I dream that the girl was my niece. 我做夢也沒想到那女孩是我的侄女。

Seldom does he go out for dinner. 他很少出去吃飯。

Hardly does she have time to listen to music. 他幾乎沒時間聽音樂。

No sooner had we reached the airport than the plane took off. 我們剛到機場,飛機就起飛了。

Not until we lose our health do we realize its value. 等到失去了健康，才明白它的價值。

No sooner had she agreed to marry him than she started to have terrible doubts. 她剛同意嫁給他她就開始產生可怕的疑慮。

Under no circumstances are children allowed in the bar. 在任何情況下也不能允許兒童進酒吧。