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So / Such ... that — Inverted
So beautiful was
/soʊ ˈbjuːtɪfəl wəz/
So beautiful was the view that we lingered for hours.
Such was the silence
/sʌtʃ wəz ðə ˈsaɪləns/
Such was the silence that you could hear a pin drop.
So great was
/soʊ ɡreɪt wəz/
So great was his fame that strangers stopped him in the street.
Multi-element Negative Fronting
Under no circumstances
/ˈʌndər noʊ ˈsɜːrkəmstænsɪz/
Under no circumstances should you open this door.
At no point did
/ət noʊ pɔɪnt dɪd/
At no point did she suggest leaving.
In no way could
/ɪn noʊ weɪ kʊd/
In no way could we predict the outcome.
Not for a moment
/nɒt fər ə ˈmoʊmənt/
Not for a moment did I doubt her.
Literary Place Inversion
Through the door came
/θruː ðə dɔːr keɪm/
Through the door came a tall, mysterious figure.
Beyond the hills lay
/bɪˈjɒnd ðə hɪlz leɪ/
Beyond the hills lay an ancient kingdom.
From his pocket fell
/frəm hɪz ˈpɒkɪt fel/
From his pocket fell a tattered letter.
Concessive Inversion
Try as he might
/traɪ əz hiː maɪt/
Try as he might, he couldn't open the lock.
Brave though she was
/breɪv ðoʊ ʃiː wəz/
Brave though she was, she trembled at the news.
Cold as it was
/koʊld əz ɪt wəz/
Cold as it was, we kept walking.