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Never have I seen such a beautiful sunset.
ืืขืืื ืื ืจืืืชื ืฉืงืืขื ืื ืืคื.
Seldom do we witness such incredible talent.
ืืขืืชืื ืจืืืงืืช ืื ื ืขืืื ืืืืฉืจืื ืื ืืืืื.
Rarely does he complain about his job.
ืืขืืชืื ื ืืืจืืช ืืื ืืชืืื ื ืขื ืขืืืืชื.
Never in my life had I felt so terrified.
ืืขืืื ืืืื ืื ืืจืืฉืชื ืื ืืืืขืช.
Seldom has a book caused such a debate.
ืืขืืชืื ืจืืืงืืช ืกืคืจ ืขืืจืจ ืืืืื ืืื.
Rarely did they go out during the winter.
ืืขืืชืื ื ืืืจืืช ืื ืืฆืื ืืืืื ืืืืจืฃ.
Never will I make that mistake again.
ืืขืืื ืื ืืขืฉื ืืช ืืืขืืช ืืื ืฉืื.
Seldom can you find a friend so loyal.
ืืขืืชืื ืจืืืงืืช ืืคืฉืจ ืืืฆืื ืืืจ ืื ื ืืื.
Rarely have we eaten such delicious food.
ืืขืืชืื ื ืืืจืืช ืืืื ื ืืืื ืื ืืขืื.
Never before had the company faced a crisis.
ืืขืืื ืื ืขืืื ืืืืจื ืืคื ื ืืฉืืจ ืืื ืืขืืจ.
Seldom do temperatures drop this low here.
ืืขืืชืื ืจืืืงืืช ืืืืคืจืืืจืืช ืฆืื ืืืช ืื ืื ื ืืื ืืื.
Rarely does an opportunity like this arise.
ืืขืืชืื ื ืืืจืืช ื ืงืจืืช ืืืจืื ื ืืืืื ืืช ืืื.
Hardly had I arrived when the phone rang.
ืืืขื ืฉืื ืืกืคืงืชื ืืืืืข ืืฉืืืืคืื ืฆืืฆื.
No sooner had he sat down than the doorbell rang.
ืื ืื ืขืชื ืืชืืืฉื, ืืืืจ ืฆืืฆื ืคืขืืื ืืืืช.
Scarcely had she finished speaking when they interrupted.
ืืื ืืงืืฉื ืกืืืื ืืืืจ ืืฉืื ืงืืขื ืืืชื.
Hardly did I know anyone at the party.
ืืงืืฉื ืืืจืชื ืืืฉืื ืืืกืืื.
No sooner had the match started than it began to rain.
ืจืง ืืื ืืืฉืืง, ืืืืจ ืืื ืืจืืช ืืฉื.
Scarcely had we stepped outside when the wind blew.
ืืงืืฉื ืคืฆืขื ื ืืืช ืืืืฆื ืืฉืืจืื ื ืฉืื.
Hardly had he closed his eyes when the alarm went off.
ืืงืืฉื ืขืฆื ืืช ืขืื ืื ืืืืจ ืืฉืขืื ืืืขืืจืจ ืฆืืฆื.
No sooner had she graduated than she found a job.
ืื ืืกืคืืงื ืืกืืื ืืช ืืืืืืืื ืืืืจ ืืฆืื ืขืืืื.
Scarcely could I believe my own eyes.
ืืงืืฉื ืืืืืชื ืืืืืื ืืืจืื ืขืื ืื.
Hardly had the movie begun when the power went out.
ืืงืืฉื ืืชืืื ืืกืจื ืืืื ืืืฉืื.
No sooner did they meet than they fell in love.
ืจืง ื ืคืืฉื, ืืืืจ ืืชืืืื.
Scarcely had the plane landed when the passengers cheered.
ืืงืืฉื ื ืืช ืืืืืก ืืื ืืกืขืื ืืืจ ืืจืืขื.
Not only did he clean the kitchen, but he also cooked.
ืื ืื ืืืื ืฉืืื ื ืืงื ืืช ืืืืื, ืืื ืื ืืืฉื.
Not only is she smart, but she is also very kind.
ืื ืื ืืืื ืฉืืื ืืืื, ืืื ืื ืืืื ืืืืื.
Not only have they traveled to Europe, but also to Asia.
ืื ืจืง ืฉืื ืืืืื ืืืืจืืคื, ืืื ืื ืืืกืื.
Not only did we lose the game, but our star player got hurt.
ืื ืื ืืืื ืฉืืคืกืื ื ืืืฉืืง, ืืื ืฉืืฉืืงื ืืืืื ืฉืื ื ื ืคืฆืข.
Not only does he speak French, but he also knows Spanish.
ืื ืจืง ืฉืืื ืืืืจ ืฆืจืคืชืืช, ืืื ืื ืืืืข ืกืคืจืืืช.
Not only will we support you, but we will also fund it.
ืื ืื ืืืื ืฉื ืชืืื ืื, ืืื ืื ื ืืื ืืืช.
Not only had she forgotten her keys, but her phone too.
ืื ืื ืืืื ืฉืืื ืฉืืื ืืช ืืืคืชืืืช ืฉืื, ืืื ืื ืืช ืืืืคืื.
Not only does she sing, but she also writes her own music.
ืื ืจืง ืฉืืื ืฉืจื, ืืื ืื ืืืชืืช ืืช ืืืืืืงื ืฉืื.
Not only did the storm damage the roof, it flooded the house.
ืื ืื ืืืื ืฉืืกืืคื ืคืืขื ืืื, ืืื ืื ืืฆืืคื ืืช ืืืืช.
Not only is the food expensive, but it also tastes bad.
ืื ืจืง ืฉืืืืื ืืงืจ, ืืื ืื ืื ืืขืื.
Not only have they built a house, but also a garden.
ืื ืื ืืืื ืฉืื ืื ื ืืืช, ืืื ืื ืืื ื.
Not only do they work hard, but they also play hard.
ืื ืจืง ืฉืื ืขืืืืื ืงืฉื, ืื ืื ืืืืืื ืงืฉื.
Little did I know that it was a surprise party.
ืืขื ืืืื ืืืขืชื ืฉืื ืืกืืืช ืืคืชืขื.
Little did he realize the danger he was in.
ืืื ืื ืืืื ืืื ืืช ืืกืื ื ืฉืืื ื ืชืื ืื.
Little did they suspect that their phone was tapped.
ืื ืืื ืืื ืฉืืฅ ืฉื ืืืฉื ืฉืืืืคืื ืฉืืื ืฆืืชืช.
Little did she dream that she would win the lottery.
ืืื ืืคืืื ืื ืืืื ืฉืืื ืชืืื ืืืืื.
Little did we expect such a warm welcome.
ืื ืฆืืคืื ื ืืื ืืงืืืช ืคื ืื ืืื ืืื.
Little did he imagine becoming famous one day.
ืืื ืืงืืฉื ืืืืื ืฉืืืคืื ืืืคืืจืกื ืืื ืืื.
Little did she know we were planning to leave.
ืื ืืื ืื ืืืฉื ืฉืชืื ื ื ืืขืืื.
Little did they understand the complexity of the task.
ืื ืืงืืฉื ืืืื ื ืืช ืืืจืืืืช ืืืฉืืื.
Only when I got home did I realize I lost my wallet.
ืจืง ืืฉืืืขืชื ืืืืชื ืืื ืชื ืฉืืืืืชื ืืช ืืืจื ืง ืฉืื.
Only after the game did we find out who won.
ืจืง ืืืจื ืืืฉืืง ืืืืื ื ืื ื ืืฆื.
Only by working hard can you achieve success.
ืจืง ืืืืฆืขืืช ืขืืืื ืงืฉื ืชืืื ืืืฉืื ืืฆืืื.
Under no circumstances should you open this door.
ืืฉืื ืคื ืื ืืืืคื ืืกืืจ ืื ืืคืชืื ืืช ืืืืช ืืื.
On no account must employees leave early.
ืืฉืื ืืืคื ืืกืืจ ืืขืืืืื ืืขืืื ืืืงืื.
At no time did he offer to help us.
ืืืฃ ืฉืื ืืื ืื ืืฆืืข ืืขืืืจ ืื ื.
Only then did I understand what he meant.
ืจืง ืื ืืื ืชื ืืื ืืื ืืชืืืื.
Only when the lights went out did she get scared.
ืจืง ืืฉืืืืจืืช ืืื ืืื ื ืืืื.
Only after long hours of practice can you play well.
ืจืง ืืืืจ ืฉืขืืช ืืจืืืืช ืฉื ืืืืื ืชืืื ืื ืื ืืืื.
Under no circumstances will we accept late returns.
ืืฉืื ืคื ืื ืืืืคื ืื ื ืงืื ืืืืจืืช ืืืืืืจ.
In no way does this change my opinion.
ืืฉืื ืฆืืจื ืื ืื ืืฉื ื ืืช ืืขืชื.
Only by saving money will you be able to buy a car.
ืจืง ืขื ืืื ืืืกืืื ืืืกืฃ ืชืืื ืืงื ืืช ืืืื ืืช.
Only when the rain stopped did they leave the house.
ืจืง ืืฉืืืฉื ืืคืกืืง ืื ืืฆืื ืืืืืช.
Only after reading the book did I see the movie.
ืจืง ืืืจื ืฉืงืจืืชื ืืช ืืกืคืจ ืจืืืชื ืืช ืืกืจื.
On no account should you share your password.
ืืฉืื ืืืคื ืืื ืืฉืชืฃ ืืช ืืกืืกืื ืฉืื.
At no time did they mention the extra costs.
ืืืฃ ืฉืื ืื ืื ืฆืืื ื ืืช ืืขืืืืืช ืื ืืกืคืืช.