question about "Inversion"

[Rosalisa]

Hi

I'd like to ask a question about "Inversion".

Here is an example.

Two securities guards were standing at the entrance of Ronan Keating Concert.

At the entrance of Ronan Keating Concert were standing two securities guards. (Can this inversion happen in this case with continous tense?)

Thanks.
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[Diverhank]

I'd say no. It does not look and sound right, not with "were standing". I can see "stood two segurity guards".

[Alan]

Hi Rosalisa,

I can't really see a problem with the use of any particular tense in cases of inversion. Look at these examples:

Not only is it raining .. In no circumstances are we going to allow that ...

Alan
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[Lost_Soul]

Hi, Alan

[Alan]

Hi,

I would say it was more literary or written than 'normal' but of course with some expressions that you actually say out loud do take on an extra force when you use inversion, which is the whole point of the device. For example in the telling of a story: Hardly had I opened the door when you telephoned me and that's why I was slightly out of breath.

Alan
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[Rosalisa]

Hi Alan,

Thank you very much for this. So, the tenses with Inversion don't matter, right?

Here is another question of mine.

Here's the letters.
Here are the letters.

Which one is correct? I'm not really sure about this but I find "Here's the letters" correct but I have no reason to prove this.
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[Alan]

Hi,

All you have to do is change the order back and you can see the difference:

The letters are here

The letters is here

Alan
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