Meetings without a senior salesperson should be held on no account On no account / Under no circumstances should meetings be held without a senior salesperson They didn't consider any alternative solutions at any point At no point did they consider any alternative solutions It was obvious it was the wrong choice only later Only later was it obvious it was the wrong choice I will go there seldom in the nearest future since our relationship has deteriorated Seldom will I go there in the nearest future since our relationship has deteriorated They didn't realise their mistake until the contract was signed Not until the contract was signed did they realise their mistake You will need to service this machine tool rarely as it is so reliable Rarely will you need to service this machine tool (negative adverbial) as it is so reliable We have never had such difficult negotiations (Never before) Never before have we had such difficult negotiations As soon as the product had been launched the next one was already being designed (No sooner) No sooner had the product been launched than the next one was already being designed