此外，某些否定词，如 no、not，修饰主语时是形容词，句子也不必倒装，例：

No survivor has yet been found. Not all that glitters is gold.

但当“not a / many a +名词”位于句首时，要用倒装语序，如： Not a word did he say at the meeting.会上他一句话也没说。

Many a time has the manager emphasized this point.经理多次强调这一点。